rbridges Posted October 30, 2016 Report Posted October 30, 2016 I think they're called scissor connectors but it's where the two wires in the lower cowl disconnect so you can remove it. Mine were covered with nylon sleeves that have started to fray. It's to the point where the two wires touch and I ended up popping the breaker in flight last night. It doesn't look like a standard aircraft part. I was planning to go to Lowe's and find some type of insulation. Just wondering what you guys use.
bradp Posted October 30, 2016 Report Posted October 30, 2016 I have a weatherproof connector that was installed a couple of years ago. Has a rubber gasket and is insulated. Heavier duty than the typical nylon molex type connectors and has held up excellently. I have no idea what brand unfortunately...
markejackson02 Posted October 30, 2016 Report Posted October 30, 2016 3 hours ago, rbridges said: I think they're called scissor connectors but it's where the two wires in the lower cowl disconnect so you can remove it. Mine were covered with nylon sleeves that have started to fray. It's to the point where the two wires touch and I ended up popping the breaker in flight last night. It doesn't look like a standard aircraft part. I was planning to go to Lowe's and find some type of insulation. Just wondering what you guys use. I ended up installing new connectors after one broke. Carry a spare pair. I used heat shrink tubing and zip ties to hold everything into place. It doesn't get hot enough to shrink the tubing. One hint, label the two lines positive and negative. It matters if you have an LED landing light :-) 1
OR75 Posted October 30, 2016 Report Posted October 30, 2016 24 minutes ago, N601RX said: Knife splices. Spruce sells them. You will need the yellow colored ones for the landing light wires. The blue ones are for smaller wires (16-20 awg) and the red ones are for very small wires ( 20-24awg) i displaced these connectors closer to where the oil filler tube is to make it easier to remove the lower cowling .
DonMuncy Posted October 30, 2016 Report Posted October 30, 2016 My avionics guru calls them "handshakes". Almost any sleeve material with tie-wraps above and below makes them foolproof. Or if you are a bit daring (and a real cb), just use one above the connector and let gravity keep them in place. You can slide the sleeve up to disconnect and slide back down to cover it.
rbridges Posted October 30, 2016 Author Report Posted October 30, 2016 6 hours ago, N601RX said: Knife splices. Spruce sells them. Thanks. That's what I have. I didn't know the exact name. I wish they would have staggered them so that they're not right next to each other.
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