The last two days I spent time making some mount brackets for extra molex connectors in the wing root. I needed to have at least some modifications to account for the pitot heater wiring (3 wires), but wanted to also mount a molex connector for the extra wiring I’ve run through the wings. This will make it much easier to install additional electrical devices in the wings later.
After checking with Vans, that I could safely rivet through the torque tube mount bracket, I cut out some small plates from a sheet of 1/16 aluminum. Then I marked the location for the molex connectors, cut them out with a drill and Dremel tool. Once I had a good fit for the molex connectors, I located them, drilled some holes, deburred, primed and riveted the plates into position. I have one connector on the right wing for the three spare wires, and two connectors on the left wing; one for the pitot tube wiring and one for the spare wiring. I used a bigger molex connector for the pitot tube wiring since this will carry 10A on two of the wires (power and ground for the heating element). The spare wiring will carry much lighter loads, as the wire is a smaller gauge.
