Description
Aircraft Wiring Guide by Marc Ausman. The practical guide to planning, wiring and troubleshooting electrical systems.
This book is for experimental aircraft builders who want to know how to plan and wire their aircraft. First-time builders will learn how to start thinking about and planning for the electrical system. Advanced builders can keep abreast of the latest technologies and products. This book is designed to focus on the practical information you need to make important decisions about the architecture of your electrical system, what parts to buy, and how to wire it all together.
The Aircraft Wiring Guide takes decades of experience and condenses it into 95 pages of useful information and guidance. Filled with images, pictures, text, and drawings, this book has a wealth of practical information so you can design the electrical system that’s right for you and your mission!
We believe this is the ideal starting point for anyone beginning their journey into learning about aircraft wiring.
Chapter 1. Electrical System Overview
1.1 Installation Overview
1.2 Electrical Power Distribution
1.3 Primary Power
1.4 Secondary Power
1.5 Data Bus
Chapter 2. Wiring Basics
2.1 Electrical System Terms
2.2 Wire Sizes and Circuit Protection.
2.3 Conductors
2.4 Wire Labeling & Color
2.5 Stripping Wire
2.6 Terminating Wires
2.7 Connectors
2.8 Tools
2.9 Supplies
2.10 How to Crimp Terminals
2.11 Switch Nomenclature
2.12 Circuit Protection
2.13 Introduction To Electronic Circuit Breakers
2.14 Diode Isolated Power Inputs
2.15 Recommendations On Using 14 or 28 Volts
2.16 Firewall Penetration
2.17 Service Loops
Chapter 3. Electrical System Planning
Chapter 4. Alternators and Voltage Regulators
4.1 Over-voltage Protection
4.2 Alternator Capacity
4.3 Low-Voltage Indication
4.4 Current Sensing (Shunts)
4.5 Detecting Failure Conditions
4.6 One Alternator or Two?
4.7 When to Turn on The Alternator
Chapter 5. Contactors
5.1 Battery Contactor
5.2 Starter Contactor
5.3 Contactor Diodes
5.4 Solid-State Contactors
5.5 Rear-mounted Batteries
Chapter 6. Bus Architecture
6.1 Emergency Bus
6.2 Avionics Bus
6.3 Technically Advanced Aircraft (TAA) Bus
Chapter 7. Lighting
7.1 Landing & Taxi Lights
7.2 Navigation & Strobe Lights.
7.3 Instrument Panel Lights
Chapter 8. Electric Trim
Chapter 9. Electric Flaps
Chapter 10. Grounding
10.1 Ground Loops
10.2 Grounding Choices
10.3 Engine Grounding
10.4 Magneto Grounding
Chapter 11. Data Bus and Audio System Wiring
11.1 Shielded Wire
11.2 Symbols
11.3 Stripping and Preparing Shielded Wire
11.4 Bus Protocols.
11.5 Audio Wiring
Chapter 12. Ground Power
Chapter 13. Top 10 Wiring Mistakes
Chapter 14. Annual Inspection Items
Chapter 15. Thinking About Switches
15.1 Choosing switches
15.2 Switch layout.
Wiring Diagrams
Wiring Diagram 1: Avionics Bus Architecture – VFR
Wiring Diagram 2: TAA Architecture – IFR, with backup alternator, power system, and EFIS
Wiring Diagram 3: Vertical Power – IFR, with backup alternator, power system, and EFIS
Wiring Diagram 4: Backup Alternator
Wiring Diagram 5: Contactor Layout & Connections
Wiring Diagram 6: Starter Switch
Wiring Diagram 7: Landing & Taxi Lights.
Wiring Diagram 8: Strobe Lights.
Wiring Diagram 9: Navigation Lights
Wiring Diagram 10: Instrument Panel Lights & Dimmer
Wiring Diagram 11: Electric Trim
Wiring Diagram 12: Electric Flaps
Wiring Diagram 13: Starter Annunciator
