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Dec 05, 2022 1 Completed AOA installation, wire ID. Category: Lighting
Th RV-12iS HIC module replacement kit finally showed up so I can get going on that next now that I finished the AOA installation in the left wing. That was made possible by getting a tube of Molikote (aka Dow 4 lubricant) and inserting the 2" aluminum tube. Seem a little wobbly but it's in as far as it can go. And now I'm wondering if there's supposed to be an O-ring in there like there is on the fuselage side. I'll bet there is.

Anyway, I wired the stall warning switch and took off the nav/strobe light and used the multimeter to identify all wires. I labeled the ones at the light, but I'd just stuck the labels at the wing root and they eventually fell off. So this time I put some clear heat shrink over them. And I'm posting extra pictures in the event I want to identify things in the future.

Shortly I'll put on a new connector and this time be sure all the wires are in the proper receptacle.

**update***
One of the problems with the Van's instructions and wiring diagrams is that it only uses numbers for wires rather than a description of what the wires actually DO. In the picture below, the Black, Yellow, Green, and Red wires are not in the Molex connector in the same order as in the Van's KAI. So I had check and doublecheck to be sure that they went to the correct pin at the wing route. And I'm making this update in case me or the plane's future owner needs to repeat the search.

First, the Aeroled Pulsar EXP wiring:
The Black is Ground
The Yellow is Strobe Power
The Red is NAV light Power
The Green is Strobe Sync.

Depending what version of the KAI you have, the wire numbers could be different. I THINK the wiring comes in a harness now whereas before, we had to make our own wiring.

The pre-2019 wire numbers are as follows (left wing):

Strobe Power - B203 (Yellow on the fixture) Goes in Pin #8 at the wing root. On new harnesses: White wire at the wing root.
Nav Power - B212 (Red on the fixture). Goes in Pin #6 at the wing root. On new harnesses: White/orange at the wing root.
Strobe Sync - B318 (Green on the fixture). Goes in Pin #7 at the wing root. On new harnesses: White/blue wire at the wing root.
Black, of course, is ground and is locally connected.
The other wire in the left wing harness is B218 (stall warning). That is now W217 on the Van's wiring chart. Goes in Pin 2.

Pre RV-12iS has a landing light only in the right wing so I have not included that here.


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