Gary0747 Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 My avionics wiring info has been collected over time on individual pieces or scraps of paper. Has anybody taken an effort to clean and consolidate their records? I was looking for a neat way to do this preferably electronic if a template or program is available. If not any suggestions on the best way or examples of a manual paper way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarmaster Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 I hear ya and understand the desire to clean it up.Be cautious with the old wiring, sometimes it's better to let sleeping dogs lie. To much movement can cause internal wire breaks which can be intermittent and VERY difficult to diagnose.Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary0747 Posted July 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 I am not doing anything with the wiring just wanting a good wiring diagram for my records by consolidating a number of scraps of paper containing wiring hook up drawings. I wonder how much time is wasted by avionics techs trying to figure out how things are wired together in the absence of good documentation? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 When I did my upgrade last year I made a complete set of schematics in Altium before I started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry 5TJ Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 Yeah, we EE geeks draw complete wiring diagrams with Altium or OrCad or whatever. Takes hours and hours but the end result is very useful. Once in a while an avionics shop will offer to do the detailed drawings but the customer usually doesn’t want to pay for the work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, Jerry 5TJ said: Yeah, we EE geeks draw complete wiring diagrams with Altium or OrCad or whatever. Takes hours and hours but the end result is very useful. Once in a while an avionics shop will offer to do the detailed drawings but the customer usually doesn’t want to pay for the work. It made the install much easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 Visio or Powerpoint would be useful if you are looking for something you probably already have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 58 minutes ago, Jerry 5TJ said: Yeah, we EE geeks draw complete wiring diagrams with Altium or OrCad or whatever. Takes hours and hours but the end result is very useful. Once in a while an avionics shop will offer to do the detailed drawings but the customer usually doesn’t want to pay for the work. Do CB's not use Eagle any more? Dang, I'm getting old or something. I asked my avionics installer for an "as built" drawing, and would even have accepted something hand-drawn. They looked at me like I had three heads. The installer said he'd give me his notes, since I asked him for them, but I never got them. So I have a pretty much undocumented installation. And I agree with Yetti that Visio is usually fine for block diagrams that show how things interconnect and is easy to use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLCarter Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 I've done CAD drawings for a few people, and the few things I've added/change on my stuff I've created a wiring schematic before starting..... It does make it easier when you have to go back a few years later 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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