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Am I the only one who changed how they handle wire bundle routing?
Honestly, I used to just zip tie everything tight and neat, thinking that was the professional way. Then I had a Cessna 172 come back with a chafed wire bundle after about a year, right where it passed through a bulkhead. My old boss in Wichita told me to always leave a little slack and use that spiral wrap instead of tight ties on long runs. I made the switch six months ago and haven't had a single chafe issue since. What other small changes have you guys made that actually fixed a recurring problem?
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vera5412mo ago
My shop switched to silicone tape for firewall penetrations and it solved our corrosion problem.
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haydenc101mo ago
Guess it took us all way too long to figure that out. Classic case of the simplest fix being the last one you try.
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martinez.diana2mo ago
Man, that corrosion is the worst. We had the same headache for ages before we switched over.
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