eman1200 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 could I rewire these so my strobe is on the left and beacon in the middle? not me but someone qualified in advanced wireology. basically I've got 360* strobe coverage so I don't use my rotating beacon. I want to leave the switches where they are but rewire them so the strobes are on the left. capiche? thanks...
jaylw314 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 I imagine you could just have someone unscrew the switches and reinstall them in that order...
eman1200 Posted July 25, 2019 Author Report Posted July 25, 2019 1 minute ago, jaylw314 said: I imagine you could just have someone unscrew the switches and reinstall them in that order... that is exactly what I don't want to do.
jaylw314 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, eman1200 said: that is exactly what I don't want to do. ?
eman1200 Posted July 25, 2019 Author Report Posted July 25, 2019 1 minute ago, jaylw314 said: ? I want to leave the switches in place, just rewire them.
jaylw314 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 Just now, eman1200 said: I want to leave the switches in place, just rewire them. Well the max current on the CB/switches should be printed on them, so as long as they're equal. The max current may also be spelled out in the maintenance manual. You'd have to move the switch covers, obviously, I don't know how hard it is to get the covers off those Klixon switches. 1
EricJ Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 1 hour ago, eman1200 said: I want to leave the switches in place, just rewire them. The switches might not be the same part number, so they may not be able to be left in the same spot and switched to a different function. They're usually breaker switches and if the current specs aren't the same they shouldn't be moved to a circuit with different requirements.
Yetti Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 You would also need to update the POH with a supplement. So practically may be a possibility. With the FAA may not be a possibility
larryb Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 Since the function would not match the labeling it would be a problem. If you swapped the switch locations, as you don’t want to do, I don’t think anybody would notice or care.
jaylw314 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 15 minutes ago, Yetti said: You would also need to update the POH with a supplement. So practically may be a possibility. With the FAA may not be a possibility Assuming the two breakers are the same rating, I'd think that would qualify as a minor modification and would just need a log entry by an A&P..
Cyril Gibb Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 I replaced a Klixon switch a while ago. The terminals are pretty hard to reach without removing the whole switch holder assembly. It might be easier to drop the assembly and just slide out the switches and slide back in without unscrewing any wires. (Assuming you have enough slack in the wires)
Shadrach Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, eman1200 said: could I rewire these so my strobe is on the left and beacon in the middle? not me but someone qualified in advanced wireology. basically I've got 360* strobe coverage so I don't use my rotating beacon. I want to leave the switches where they are but rewire them so the strobes are on the left. capiche? thanks... Could you explain your lighting situation? Your post is cryptic. Why would you want your strobe labeled as a rotating beacon and your beacon labeled as a strobe? What you are asking for seems senseless which is why you’re getting odd responses. Furthermore, those switches are also circuit breakers (thermal cutoff). They need to be rated appropriately to the circuit. Edited July 25, 2019 by Shadrach
Shadrach Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Cyril Gibb said: I replaced a Klixon switch a while ago. The terminals are pretty hard to reach without removing the whole switch holder assembly. It might be easier to drop the assembly and just slide out the switches and slide back in without unscrewing any wires. (Assuming you have enough slack in the wires) Mine have a ground bus that spans the row. It’s a PITA to remove them because the bus blocks the switch from being pushed out.
Cyril Gibb Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, Shadrach said: Mine have a ground bus that spans the row. It’s a PITA to remove them because the bus blocks the switch from being pushed out. Yup. That’s why I just dropped the switch assembly including the bus down to clear the panel and then slid out/in the switches. Maybe my 75F is slightly different?
Shadrach Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, Cyril Gibb said: Yup. That’s why I just dropped the switch assembly including the bus down to clear the panel and then slid out/in the switches. Maybe my 75F is slightly different? I would have to remove 5 switches to do that. Mine are held in place with a nut not screws. PITA 1
N201MKTurbo Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 It is actually easy to rearrange those switches. Take out all the Phillips screws and push the whole row back. It is relatively east to take the bus screws out at that point. Except for laying upside down under the panel with your head in the footwell.
Yetti Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Shadrach said: Mine have a ground bus that spans the row. It’s a PITA to remove them because the bus blocks the switch from being pushed out. I don't think that bus bar is ground 1
N201MKTurbo Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 Just now, Yetti said: I don't think that bus bar is ground You are correct, it is a power buss. 1
jaylw314 Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 30 minutes ago, N201MKTurbo said: Are those numbers below the bus bar the amp rating for the breakers?
Steve W Posted July 25, 2019 Report Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) 6 minutes ago, jaylw314 said: Are those numbers below the bus bar the amp rating for the breakers? Yes. Also really enjoying whoever cut off the wire on that one ring terminal and didn't just remove it from the screw on the end. Edited July 25, 2019 by Steve W I can't type.
RLCarter Posted July 26, 2019 Report Posted July 26, 2019 I agree with the others.......Why would you want a switch labeled one thing control something else?
eman1200 Posted July 26, 2019 Author Report Posted July 26, 2019 I agree with the others.......Why would you want a switch labeled one thing control something else? I don’t. Never said anything about the switch COVERS. Asked about rewiring the SWITCHES.
DonMuncy Posted July 26, 2019 Report Posted July 26, 2019 The OP probably has some logic that all of us just have not caught onto yet. 1
RLCarter Posted July 26, 2019 Report Posted July 26, 2019 35 minutes ago, eman1200 said: I don’t. Never said anything about the switch COVERS. Asked about rewiring the SWITCHES. So you want to swap the wires and the covers?
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