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Sub panel hole location help

Clayvt

Clayvt

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I’ve got my ACM mounted to my subpanel and now trying to figure out where to put holes for the main harnesses to feed from the front to the ACM.
All bundled together they are about 1” in diameter.
I’m thinking I would split it between 2 1/2”-3/4” holes
Does anyone have pics of their setup they could share?
In my pic, the locations in blue are where I’m thinking.
It’s making it a little tricky not knowing exactly where my 430 is going to pass through the subpanel. I’m waiting in line for panel design at Advanced Flight.
 

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It kind of depends where your wire runs end up as they come from the firewall. I didn't drill holes in the subpanel. I just brought bundles underneath it in a couple of spots. I don't have great pictures of the final bundles, but you can see the general approach I took.
 

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I didn't route every wire forward and up. Only Wires from the tunnel go forward and up. Wires from each side like lights, roll servo and the two sticks were routed through black corrugated conduit up beside the bulkhead. That saved a lot of hole real estate. Wires that had to cross laterally, are routed through Adels. I did install snap bushings in the ribs for FWF Wires crossing over.
My ACM lives on a fold down panel between the panel and sub panel. Two are hinged so they fold either way or drop out by pulling pins. ACM is Starboard. Regulator and backup batteries are on the Port panel.
 
Thank you both, I'm guessing after going under the subpanel theres additional adel clamps on the bottom of the ribs to support the bundle to the firewall? I guess I figured I'd rather have the wires travel in a downward run to the bottoms of the ribs rather than up to the rib then back down, Guess it really doesnt matter too much. I have a wide selection of adel clamp sizes coming so hopefully soon i can get this part of the project moving forward.
 
I put a piece of angle across the ribs forward of the subpanel. I used that for adel clamps to support wires going to the subpanel.
 

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What do we think of this?
Angle spanning sub panel to firewall angle. I’ll either put a rivet of screw on each end.

What I’m thinking is the whole bundle supported by Adels across the control cable bracket, then under the panel to the first angle with more Adels.
From there it splits to bundles going down the left and right side of the firewall recess for each side of the plane to the center tunnel.


Wirejocks suggestion is intriguing as well, but I’m not planning on forward side interior panels to hide the conduit and that space is taken up by the vent line.
Do you happen to have a pic wirejock?
 

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Clayvt said:
What do we think of this?
Angle spanning sub panel to firewall angle. I’ll either put a rivet of screw on each end.

What I’m thinking is the whole bundle supported by Adels across the control cable bracket, then under the panel to the first angle with more Adels.
From there it splits to bundles going down the left and right side of the firewall recess for each side of the plane to the center tunnel.


Wirejocks suggestion is intriguing as well, but I’m not planning on forward side interior panels to hide the conduit and that space is taken up by the vent line.
Do you happen to have a pic wirejock?
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If you look real close, the vertical conduit is in this photo. I was so focused on finishing, I didn't take a lot of photos.
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