sabconsulting wrote:
My wiring would be even neater were it not for the service loops I like to put in them so I can retract the control panel or perform other forms of maintenance.
Steve.
Good! That's exactly what you are supposed to do. I can't tell you how many times I've had to pull an instrument for repairs, only to find out there is not any room in the wire harness to get the instrument disconnected. Frustration ensues....as the "rules" around splices are pretty strict, for good reason.
One of my customer's aircraft needed an instrument sent in for repair. What should have been a 5 minute job took me 1.5 hours because the avionics technician that installed the instrument didn't include enough room in the wire harness to fold down the instrument panel. The manufacturer designed it to fold aft with the removal of two quick pins, allowing for easy access to behind the panel for removal/upgrade of the panel. The avionics tech made the wire bundle so short...you had to remove the seats and interior, crawl under the panel, snake two hands up through 10" of wire bundles, hoses & instruments....to disconnect the back of the harness on the back of the instrument prior to being able to then fold the panel and remove the instrument. Insanity, but job security. Don't be that guy! lol.
