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) =20 =20 PS- The area between my instrument panel and firewall is completely full = of wires now. I continue to be amused when I think that I originally = bought a 5 gallon header tank to put in that space, "because there wouldn't be anything else there". =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_013B_01C407A5.FB9B6540 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

while there should be no issue in = using this=20 for the P2 connector it isn't really all that necessary as those points = are for=20 fixed sensors that won't be moved. P1 is where it would be really handy, = as some=20 of those 8 T/C's will be moved to various locations for various tests = and=20 running T/C extension wire back to the EMU will be somewhat of a=20 pain.

Hi Todd,

I concur with everything you said. I also = wanted the=20 terminal block for the T/C inputs, but realized in talking to = Tracy=20 that it would probably introduce too much error. =20

What I did instead, was solder 4- 8 foot = long sections=20 of T/C wire from the P1 connector on the bench. I used the = smallest,=20 stranded wire I could get, but it still sucked. The ends of = these=20 pairs are twisted tightly, and soldered to make a probe (Tracy's idea, = and it=20 works). These are long enough to reach anything I might need to = test, and=20 coil up into about a 5" diameter coil when not in use. The plan is = to just=20 leave them coiled up on the firewall side, unless I have them deployed = for some=20 measurement task. With all the acreage you have under your cowl, = I'm sure=20 you can find a spot to store these also. =20

Unfortunately, the EGT probes that I have are = the clamp=20 type, which means you would have to have a large hole to get the = clamp=20 through the firewall. Since these have to be run from the firewall = aft, I=20 couldn't solder them on the=20 bench.

In liquid temp news, make note that there's a = definite=20 trick to making the liquid temp 2 and 3 inputs work. It was a = little=20 more involved than Tracy's original answer yesterday :-) =20

BTW- Tracy, I told you that I didn't bring = out any of=20 the extra 5V wires, but that was wrong. I had only intended = to bring=20 out a foot of the extra sensors, and grounds, so I could put ring = terminals on=20 them and tie them to the ground stud on the chassis. When I = went to=20 ground these extra wires, I noticed that there seemed to be too = many. Sure=20 enough, I ran ALL the wires out, including the 5V wires. = Fortunately,=20 I didn't ground them. Unfortunately, I didn't figure this out = until I=20 had used my OAT 5V line for the OAT, and both aux liquid = sensors. =20 Sure had a lot of 5V wires I could have used... Thanks again = for the=20 phone support.

The EM-2 is completely installed, and all = sensors seem to=20 be working. I can probably spend a whole day playing with the = programming, but that won't be next on the list. I still have a = few wiring=20 tasks to do, then I get to make more hoses. Still, I should be = running=20 again this weekend.

Cheers,

Rusty (The EMU slayer... mind you EMU bites can = be pretty=20 nasty <g>)

PS- The area between my instrument panel and = firewall is=20 completely full of wires now. I continue to be amused when I think = that I=20 originally bought a 5 gallon header tank to put in that space, = "because=20 there wouldn't be anything else=20 there".

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