Quote from Ron Rollo on August 28, 2025, 10:25 pm

Thanks guys!

It has been a lot of work and what you don't see is how many times I had to rework something to straighten things out one way or the other.

To answer your question Will, I use 22 gauge "stranded" wire for almost everything except for the higher voltage items.  Smaller 24 gauge wire can certainly handle the low volt digital signals but the issue I found is the connections feel weak.  With all the tugging and pulling of the wire bundles, it would be really easy to pull something loose.  Also make sure to use "stranded" wires rather than "solid".

Here are a couple more photos of the recent progress starting with the TQ Pedestal installed.  It took some time routing all the bundles in the directions they needed to go.  Once sorted, I grouped them with a couple sets of zip ties.

I then had to tuck all the wires back into the TQ Pedestal to clear the top area for the MIP Tower mounting.  It's all part of the assembly process.

Here is the MIP Tower and MIP Backer with the monitors is installed.  Looking pretty cool!

While I was securing the brackets I thought I would take a photo of an angle we don't ever see.  This substructure is very strong and secure.  There is very little movement once everything is screwed down.  If you look closely, you can see the left mounting bracket that secures the MIP Tower to the F3 bulkhead.

I know I'm getting a little outside of the  Avionics Bay so this will probably be the last update on this thread until there is new and relevant information on the other side of the F3 bulkhead. 🙂

Comments and questions welcome!