Inleiding
This is a guide on the technique on how to terminate wires for a Garmin Avionics Install.
This is not approved material and all work done on aircraft should be done by certificated individuals per the appropriate manual.
This guide covers the use of a twisted pair wire but the technique is applicable to any shielded wire.
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DMC crimpers with appropriate turret
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Wire strippers
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Flush cuts
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Razor
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Fine tip sharpie, or label printer for wires
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Heat gun
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Wire
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Shield braid
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Heat shrink (2 pieces), at least one piece white
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Environmental splice
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Pins
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Interior wires- where the signal is passed through
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Outer layer of insulation
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Shielding- a braid inside the wire over the interior wires. This protects the signal from interference or interfering with other signals. The shielding is terminated to a ground
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Remove shielding to expose wires
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Option 1: unbraid shield and the cut away from wire
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Option 2: carefully cut shield away without nicking the interior wires
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Cut a 0.25" long section from outer layer of the wire about 2.5" from the end of the wire.
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This accomplished with a razor. A new razor will cut more easily through the insulation but can also cut through the shielding. A dull razor is harder to cut with but also more forgiving to mistakes.
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If the shielding is cut through and the interior wires nicked there is a high potential for a short to ground and that section of wire must be cut off and the wire must be restarted.
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Insert the environmental splice over the cut shielding block and insert the shield braid into it. The solder ring must go over both the exposed shield and the braid.
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Insert a piece of heat shrink over the end of the wire where the shield and outer insulation is cut. This will protect the end of the wire
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Heat the splice and heat-shrink with a heat gun. Ensure the solder flows in the splice soldering the braid to the shield.
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Strip wires appropriate length - detailed in next step
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Crimp terminals to wire
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The wire strip length should by just barely longer than the barrel (where the wire goes) of the crimped contact
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First picture shows a correct termination
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Second picture shows to long of strip on wire
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To make sure the wire is stripped long enough the conductor strands should be visible in the witness hole circled in the third picture
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Add heat-shrink with wire number added to it to identify wire after install
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Push pins into connector, the should lock into place and need a special tool for removal
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Crimp ring terminal to shield braid
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Install ring terminal to designated grounding location. Often the connector back-shell.
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This step is done last after all wires for a connector are installed and back-shell is assembled on connector. Sometimes a separate ground lug needs to be installed onto the back-shell.
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