It never ceases to amaze me what some people pass off as wiring. Who in their right mind would let that pass their quality standards. Let alone on an aircraft. Technician should be whipped with a piece of tefzel wire...   repeatedly.

 

Ben

From: Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2011 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Can you say "Bad wiring"?

I have a customer  that has two of my E/PMag electronic ignition monitors (Electronic Ignition Commander- EIC).  He never installed the first one before he purchased the second one (two aircraft)  - love that kind of customer.  But, he was having a fit getting my EIC unit to communciate over the Rs232 ports with these electronic ignition units.

 

Not being the electronics type, he had  hired a technician to wire up a plug an harness for him.  After several days in which we found and solved other wiring issues, the customer  found the pins to one plug as shown in the photo.  It was naturally shorting out the serial comm when the excess wire poking out of the pins touched.  I would say he should find another technician {:>)

 

But, thought I would show the group the pins of this poorly wired plugs (can you say "electrical short"?) - so you can feel even prouder of your "amateur" skills {:>)

 

 

Ed

 

Edward L. Anderson
Anderson Electronic Enterprises LLC
305 Reefton Road
Weddington, NC 28104
http://www.andersonee.com
http://www.eicommander.com

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