Do you wrap your ignition lead?
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Do you wrap your ignition lead?
I just got my DA 50 and flew it only 7 times now I discovered that the ignition lead has the outer sheilding fraying due to chaffing.
DO you guys wrap your ignition lead in Spiral wrap or protect it any other way?
I am stuck routing mine only one way but I don't want it to fray anymore.
DO you guys wrap your ignition lead in Spiral wrap or protect it any other way?
I am stuck routing mine only one way but I don't want it to fray anymore.
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RE: Do you wrap your ignition lead?
If it looks like the plug wire has a possibility of rubbing on something, I'll go ahead and wrap it with thin foam and electrical tape if it can't be re-routed. Make sure that the lead doesn't come in contact with the cut edges of a fiberglass cowl. That will end any plug wire pretty darn quick.
DO NOT use any kind of metal wrap on the lead! Should it start banging against something else metal you will have more interference than you will know what to do with.
DO NOT use any kind of metal wrap on the lead! Should it start banging against something else metal you will have more interference than you will know what to do with.
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RE: Do you wrap your ignition lead?
I use nylon spiral wrap and then the black plastic wire protecting split tubing. That tender plug wire is all that is between me and a big loss,, I take real good care of it!~)
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I took some thick walled vinyl tubing and spiral cut it with #11 blade; made a nice thick protection cover. First run on a CH Ign and chafed just being in contact with some butter smooth VHMW.
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RE: Do you wrap your ignition lead?
Brian F**t, how about that foamy material that they spry to isolate window frames with the walls.
It's light wieght and good isolater.
any ideas?
It's light wieght and good isolater.
any ideas?
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RE: Do you wrap your ignition lead?
I tie-wrap it to the fuse using a local foam pack, or anywhere else it may rub. Anything to keep that HT lead fron Harm.
A spiral wrap should be fine, if it is tight. Such a wrap also adds mass, which may induce extra vibratory loads on the lead.
The choice seems to be yours. Just as long as you take care and keep the lead secured.
A spiral wrap should be fine, if it is tight. Such a wrap also adds mass, which may induce extra vibratory loads on the lead.
The choice seems to be yours. Just as long as you take care and keep the lead secured.
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RE: Do you wrap your ignition lead?
Thanks to everyone who responded. I only wish I knew this stuff prior to my lead getting dorked up. I have sent the ignition module back to DA to get the braiding replaced. After I get it back I will heed all the advice I have recieved here. Thanks again!
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RE: Do you wrap your ignition lead?
This is how I shield the ignition cable, notice the silicon tubing wrapping the cable only on sections were is more likely to suffer damage mainly due to the proximity of cowl edges.
By the way I did not think about the spiral wrap, I think is a good idea too, I will try next time
By the way I did not think about the spiral wrap, I think is a good idea too, I will try next time