The airline builders have the same problem !
RB
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| Author: | Ryan Allen [ Sun Jun 08, 2014 8:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Troublshooting can be frustrating |
I have just put in a new panel, and I have flown a few hours with it now. In the last couple of hours, my com radio transmit function started acting up on me. I was very disappointed since I just worked so hard to get that panel/wiring installed. Well, I flew a few more times with my transmit problems, sometimes I was relegated to using my handheld. I tried a few things between flights, and I checked the mic jacks, but I couldn't figure out my intermittent tx issue. On my last flight, the tx function went completely out. I dove in yesterday and started pulling wires. The problem showed itself pretty quickly. A connection had come loose in the TX line. When I saw it, I realized what had happened. During my installation sessions, I installed the wiring in increments, and tested as I went. I would just barely connect them so I could pull them apart more easily should that wire not pass its test. If it passed its test, I would fully seat the connectors and continue to the next wire. Well, I forgot I had not secured a connection properly, had moved on to the next wire and buttoned everything up and went flying. These connections vibrated apart during the flights. It was a lessoned learned. That was a poor installation method. I like the "test in increments" method, but I needed a better way to implement that idea. |
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| Author: | James Grahn [ Sun Jun 08, 2014 8:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Troublshooting can be frustrating |
Good lesson learned. Don't forget the new weight and balance. Cubes |
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| Author: | Ryan Allen [ Sun Jun 08, 2014 9:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Troublshooting can be frustrating |
I did forget that. thanks. good timing too. The CI is due at the end of this month, so that will be a great time for the W&B. |
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| Author: | Rich Brazell [ Sun Jun 08, 2014 9:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Troublshooting can be frustrating |
The airline builders have the same problem ! RB
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