This page is a “jump” from the regular sequence, as it deals with installing a capacitor to be a noise filter in the lighting system. Van’s philosophy was to include most of the wiring harness that is needed for the lighting kit as part of the regular building process. There’s remarkably little wiring to add when someone puts in lights as a retrofit. This is one of those things. Rather than completing the wiring process as per chapter 31B and then coming back to install the capacitor, I’m doing it as I build.
There’s a grounding screw that goes into the space below the pilot’s knees. The Book intimates that it may be difficult to reach and authorizes drilling another hole in a more convenient location if you so choose. Rather than taking that easy way out, I spent several hours last week trying to tighten the requisite screw. Yesterday morning, it took all of 3 minutes. Go fig...
Anyway, with that pesky screw tightened up, the capacitor just plugs into the harness and needs to be tie wrapped in place.
Port Wing Root Wiring Connector (loose)
Note the two bright holes in the metal sheet containing the reflection of the black capacitor. We’ll pay more attention to those holes in a few entries.
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