Hi Paul and everyone, I am looking for a vendor for bulkhead
   connectors. I need to supply electrical power to the intank fuel pump
   and need to have a sealed connector. I'm coming up empty locally and
   even on the Internet. Someone has to sell these they are in every
   automobile around. Any help here is greatly appreciated. T.W.

   Digi Key is who you are looking for.
   They carry just about everything and service is good.
   What you want are Amphenol AN type aluminum shell bayonet with
   gold plated pins, Page 212 Sept Dec 2004 catalog.
   A size 12 pin will take 23 amps. They have them up to size
   8 pins. Or .125 inch diameter wire. The smaller the number
   the bigger the wire. You might have to epoxy the back
   side to seal them.

   www.digikey.com

   BTW I was thinking a good way of backing up your electronics
   is to use connectors reachable by the pilot
   and have spare electronic parts in the airplane that
   can be plugged in case of a primary electronic part failure.

   Here is a good example. These MicroSquirt EFI computers
   are just a bit larger than a Quarter coin. You could carry
   two or three of them in the airplane. One fails so
   unplug it and plug a new one in.

   Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.


-Why not just have them wired in, so all you'd have to do is flip a
switch? You wouldn't want to be fiddling around with your hands full if
things get a bit dodgy.

I'm having an open house/workshop for my EAA chapter tomorrow to get
some eyes on my airplane. Anyone getting this who is in the area is
welcome. It's at
16315 NE 46 St, Redmond, Wa. from 9am- 11am or so on 29 April.
Brian Trubee

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That requires a relay and relays can fail. That is what Tracy
does.  Or you could use
a large rotary switch with a bunch of contacts.

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

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