23 February 2016

Avionics: ELT installed.

The audio alert indicator is attached to the forward bottom side of the vertical stabilizer.  First a template is made to indicate the proper location for the holes (left), then it's match drilled into the VS-705 Nose Rib (right).


The indicator is then wire-tied in place.  Incidentally, I considered placing the indicator up front behind the panel (it's easy to do without additional wires), however I chose to stick with Van's intended location.


The P725 and TP724 wires from the harness (installed in Section 10, page 10-25) are soldered onto the ELT female DIN connector (left) and insulated with both heatshrink tubing and TV sealant (right).  An additional pigtail is attached for later GPS RS-232 data verification.


The F-01414 Aft Deck has been provisioned with holes for the ELT's E-04.4 Mounting Tray.  It's a practice in contortionism to screw the four screws into their nuts, but it can be done.


The antenna was later installed when the rear window was installed.

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