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What you offer: Saving time, frustration
and expensive rework
Prospective shop customers and homebuilders should understand
the nuances of what professional avionics assistance bring to a project - far more than simple routing wires, installing connectors and
testing harness continuity .
One highlight of turning to an expert repair shop is the time saved
and frustration avoided .
Testing the continuity of the wiring circuits, the connectors and
the connected components means the builder gets to take home a
tested, proven package before routing the harness, mounting components and hoping everything works .
Something as simple as applying relevant markings to wire runs
carries long-term implications not all builders may immediately understand . Properly marked wires have proven their value during years of
use, providing easier, more-efficient maintenance long after any tape
or paper identification tags disintegrate .
And the more complicated the package, the more time the builder
likely saves .
Time is money, and a repair shop's expertise and equipment buy
the builder time savings in both building and troubleshooting the
package . This also gives the builder the fallback of an expert when,
as often happens, some element of the avionics or electrics fails to
work as needed .
The smile at having all the components power up is the smile of
someone happy they decided to seek help .
Physical dimensions, equipment inventory,
future ambitions
The savvy builder probably is already talking to an avionics shop to
learn how to start the process of using their help .
If a wiring harness is part of the mix - and frankly, that's the most
common help needed - the builder needs to supply the linear measurements between panel and components using an appropriate routing of the conductors .
This also means starting with a plan for the eventual full inventory
of electrical and electronic equipment planned for the airplane under
construction . Even if the builder plans to progressively add components as money allows, the harness should reflect all the systems
planned - not merely the initial ones .
This should all happen far enough ahead so the builder can install
all the harness (or harnesses) before progress on the airframe
restricts access to the airframe, even if the boxes themselves aren't
being installed yet .
Avionics? GPS and nav/comm? Transponder? Audio-control box?
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