Wiring behind the panel – 1

07 Mar 2006 Wiring behind the panel – 1

Now it’s time to start wiring behind the panel. One of the most difficult steps is to figure out where to mount things. Once you’ve done that, the rest just sort of falls into place. Here is an article with a discussion of the electrical system design.

I’ve temporarily installed the switches on the panel. My short term goal here is to wire up enough stuff to start the engine. Once I’ve done that, and confirmed that all works fine, I’ll finish up the rest. I still need to buy a radio and an EFIS.

A “before” view behind the panel.

Here are the two fuse blocks mounted. The right is the “normal” bus, and the left is the “essential” bus.

Another shot of the fuse blocks.

Here you can see the diodes for the ECU engine computer power. I’ve used two Perihelion Design Power Schottkys to create a little super-reliable bus.

Top view. Also notice on the right another Power Schottky to provide separation between the normal bus and the essential bus.

More wiring done.

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