Dream to fly Posted December 31, 2020 Report Posted December 31, 2020 So I am looking for a a 22AWG 6 or 12 conductor coil cord for an autopilot and I just about fell on the floor when I went to purchase one. Anyone know of options?
47U Posted January 2, 2021 Report Posted January 2, 2021 An avionics installer relayed this method. Get the multi-conductor wire desired (6 or 12 or whatever), then slide it through a length of heat shrink of appropriate size. Leave whatever length conductor pig tails sticking out of both ends of the heat shrink for your installation/application. Wrap the heat shrink around a dowel of the diameter desired for the inside of the coil. Shrink the heat shrink down with your heat gun, let it all cool off, and the coil cord is formed. Looks just like a factory did it. 1
Dream to fly Posted January 2, 2021 Author Report Posted January 2, 2021 3 hours ago, 47U said: An avionics installer relayed this method. Get the multi-conductor wire desired (6 or 12 or whatever), then slide it through a length of heat shrink of appropriate size. Leave whatever length conductor pig tails sticking out of both ends of the heat shrink for your installation/application. Wrap the heat shrink around a dowel of the diameter desired for the inside of the coil. Shrink the heat shrink down with your heat gun, let it all cool off, and the coil cord is formed. Looks just like a factory did it. Thanks but I am not sure I want to go that route. I am shocked that Cygnet Aerospace would be so greedy for their product but I guess it falls in line if it has to do with flying get as much as you can.
1964-M20E Posted January 2, 2021 Report Posted January 2, 2021 On 12/31/2020 at 2:52 PM, Dream to fly said: So I am looking for a a 22AWG 6 or 12 conductor coil cord for an autopilot and I just about fell on the floor when I went to purchase one. Anyone know of options? https://www.cablescience.com/coils/electronic-1/ec-series/shielded-ecs/22-awg-gauge.html try this site 3
1964-M20E Posted January 2, 2021 Report Posted January 2, 2021 Just now, 1964-M20E said: https://www.cablescience.com/coils/electronic-1/ec-series/shielded-ecs/22-awg-gauge.html try this site The other option is to just let enough slack in the wire to reach the yoke and allow full and free movement of the controls
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