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I ordered some temperature buttons today from Jamesco.
They were 10 for 6.95 + shipping .. heck at that price
I can afford to check-em out.. now does anyone have
about 10 feet of 22 or 24 gauge stranded wire with 10
or 11 wires in a sleeve they would sell. So I can wire
this nightmare.. Radio *hack has cheap LEDs for around
2 bucks. Now I need a square plastic 10 pin
male/female connector for quick disconnect from the
cowling (anybody got a good lead on connectors) I went
through Jameco's connector list with no results.

I figure on 5 LEDs and wire 2 buttons to one light. If
more than one light, lights up in progression I might
have a real problem. comments anyone..

John with too much time on his hands!

DB-xx connectors like you see on computers would work & are
relatively cheap. The xx is # of pins. DB9, DB15, DB25, etc.
are common sizes. Jameco almost certainly sells them.
Regular milspec wire would probably be best from the sensors
to the connector if you are scattering the sensors around
the cowl, but regular plenum-rated telephone/data cable
could be used from a firewall mounted connector into the
cockpit.  It is available with as many conductors as you
might desire & the plenum rating means it has a
high-tempurature jacket. Stranded should be available (for a
lot more money) but not really needed in a rigidly mounted
installation.

I've got plenty of multi conductor NON-plenum multiwire
cable. No charge; learning is payment enough.

Charlie England

601-879-9596

cengland@netdoor.com

 
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