Who can make me an avionics harness? (old equipment)

[WebRuss]

Hello All
[FONT=&quot]Hey all[/FONT]
[FONT=segoe ui, helvetica neue, Helvetica, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, fira sans, droid sans, sans-serif]I'm continuing to put my 1955 Tri-Pacer back together. I've scrounged up an audio panel and a couple of radios. I'd like to find someone who can make me a wiring harness for these items. Who knows a guy who would do it?[/FONT]

[FONT=segoe ui, helvetica neue, Helvetica, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, fira sans, droid sans, sans-serif]Used but serviceable equipment list:[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]PMA6000 audio panel[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]MX170 NAV/COM + KN75 GS + KI209[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]KY196 COM[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Apollo SL70 Transponder + ACK A30[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
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I can do the install with my A&P so I just need a 4 place harness made for me based on the above equipment list.

[FONT=&quot]Regards[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Russ[/FONT]

 

[PA-16]

youtube is your friend, you never know, you might enjoy working with shielded wire, I fell in love with it, cant tear me away from it now, its fun, funner than flying, I dont even fly anymore I just practice grounding shields LOL. Seriously, If you cant find anyone to do it, you can probably find out how on youtube

First step is tracking down the install manuals or wiring diagrams for every component you listed.. I had a fun one last year, had to wire a new encoding altimeter plug.. didnt want to start from scratch so had to make a few calls to avionics shops to get a copy of the old encoding altimeter wiring diagram.. it was from the 1960s.. nobody had it except one shop out in Wichita I think..

 

[Steve Pierce]

Any avionics shop can make you a harness.

 

[dgapilot]

Making the harness is one thing, troubleshooting after installation is a totally different animal. While having a good harness to start sure helps installation, there is a better than 50/50 chance that during installation something will get crossed and unless you know how the harness was built, you will have a hard time troubleshooting to fix it. Best to have the same person that builds the harness do the installation. Oh, yeah, just remember that most shops will not Warrenty an installation with used radios and it cost just as much to install used as it does new.

 

[Steve Pierce]

I have seen harnesses built by avionics shops that were clearly marked and no issues. Of course there was the harness I had made and they said the tested it and everything and after install and nothing worked I discovered the pins were installed in a mirror image of what they should be. Luckily nothing was damaged.