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    Hooking Up Horizion Indicator ?

    From the pics you posted your horizion indicator looks like it has other "stuff" included in it. If you can locate the leads coming form the gyro stator to the connector you're half way there. From there you will need to browse some of the electonics gadgeteers web sites and look for some...
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    Help with my rats nest!

    I agree, twisting the wires tightly and crimping them should work. I would offset the joints and sleeve each joint and the overall wire with shrink tubing to reduce the oxidation. I'm guessing that you have type K, chromel/alumel which has a red and a yellow conductor and quite resistant to...
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    Help with my rats nest!

    Generally speaking, digital tc readouts are not sensitive to lead length as are the analog types. Your best bet is to contact the manufacturer and ask the question. If you cut the leads you need to use the same type terminations as the original. Tc terminations are usually made of the same...
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    Rocker Switches?

    When the switch contacts are closed, the resistance is essentially zero so they are in effect a continuation of the electrical conductor. I don't believe that one uses different wire sizes depending on wether you are using AC or DC...Any heat that is generated in the switch is caused by the...
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    Breakers and switches

    Potter Brumfield makes a line of bat handled breaker switches in a wide range of currents. I would use them for all of the electrical loads. You might also want to consider an avionics bus which is fed from a breaker switch. Makes it easy to shut down the avionics without turning a bunch of...
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    Rocker Switches?

    This post may be a little late but I wanted to respond just in case you haven't selected your rocker switches. I'd check Allied Electronics or any of the many other electronics components suppliers. The most important thing you will want to know is What the DC rating of the switch is and how...
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