5/14-16/2008
I didn't do any site updates for each day I've worked on this because there wasn't anything to see until I finished with the preliminary drawings.
I figured at some point I would need to start thinking about wiring. I had an EXPBUS that pretty much takes care of all the planning as far as fuses and switches go, but it was overkill for what I need. So now I'm designing my own, and it's something I know NOTHING about. In fact, even after drawing these schematics (using borrowed schematics from a couple other builders), I still don't have a clue what to do with them.
Anyway, I started with the Main Bus. This is were most everything will be hooked up. The builder I chose to emulate is Bill Repucci. He is flying his 9 already, but our airplanes are going to be similar. Simple and light. So, without further ado, here is draft number one for the main bus, click on it for the big version.
From there I made the avionics bus-
The always hot bus-
And the Pmags schematic-
I'm gonna post these over on Rivetbangers to get a feel for what I need to change, leave out, or add, but I'm pretty pleased with what I've created here. It may just look neat to me though since, like I said, I'm clueless...
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