Wiring Interconnect Specification and Practices - jrsteensen/OpenHornet GitHub Wiki
Minimum Electrical Conductor (Wire/Cable) Requirements
- Controller PCB to Switches: 24 AWG stranded conductor min (.25mm²) (3.5A DC max per conductor)
- Stranded CAT5e/CAT6 acceptable if it meets the 24 AWG stranded minimum.
- ABSIS Bus: 20 AWG stranded conductor min (.5mm²) (16A DC max per conductor)/6 conductor cable. (20/6 cable)
- Backlighting (BL) Bus: 20 AWG stranded conductor min (.5mm²) (16A DC max per conductor)/4 conductor cable. (20/4 cable)
Best Wiring Practices
Terminating Unused Conductors
- Trim bare wire back to insulation.
- Cut piece of shrink tube 1" long.
- Slide shrink onto wire halfway. (.5" long)
- Shrink tube
- Fold end of tube over to seal wire end.
- Slide another 1.5" shrink over original folded shrink.
- Shrink second piece of tube to seal unused conductors.
Prohibited Practices
- Do not use wire nuts. Just don't. Please. Don't set your shiny new cockpit on fire.