Onex wing tip strobes

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Onex wing tip strobes

Postby petep » Wed Feb 09, 2022 12:03 am

Anyone got a good design for running the power out to the wingtip for strobe / nav lights?
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Re: Onex wing tip strobes

Postby Bryan Cotton » Wed Feb 09, 2022 8:05 am

I ran plastic tubing through the 1/4" tooling holes in the leading edge ribs. Then I pulled the wires through. Easy.

Check out the video around 4:00.

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Re: Onex wing tip strobes

Postby XenosN42 » Wed Feb 09, 2022 9:07 am

Bryan Cotton wrote:I ran plastic tubing through the 1/4" tooling holes in the leading edge ribs. Then I pulled the wires through. Easy.

Check out the video around 4:00.




Hey Brian, I think you missed the part of the question that states it’s a OneX.
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Re: Onex wing tip strobes

Postby XenosN42 » Wed Feb 09, 2022 11:51 am

I used connectors similar to the one shown in this link: https://www.summitracing.com/parts/kcw-10633?rrec=true They come in many different configurations - number of connectors, number of rows, and size. You'll need to do a bit of searching to find the best part for your needs.

Here is a picture of my setup on the left wing: https://www.flickr.com/photos/52501459@N07/15832734456/ Supports strobes, navigation lights & landing light. The left wing uses a different connector because that wing doesn't have a landing light. Enjoy!
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Re: Onex wing tip strobes

Postby Mike53 » Wed Feb 09, 2022 12:38 pm

Scroll to near the end to see the door jamb connectors I used. http://www.onexmike.org/inner-wing-build.html
http://www.carolinacustom.com/pages/pro ... s_page.jsp

Worked great.
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Re: Onex wing tip strobes

Postby Bryan Cotton » Wed Feb 09, 2022 1:58 pm

XenosN42 wrote:Hey Bryan, I think you missed the part of the question that states it’s a OneX.

Does the Onex not have 1/4" tooling holes in the ribs? I guess otherwise it would be different at the fold point.

Not sure what you mean by design - running wires, connectors, or what?
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Re: Onex wing tip strobes

Postby pilotyoung » Tue Apr 26, 2022 2:54 am

I ran my wires for the wing tip ights with 4 conductor shielded wire and I ran it through a plastic tube to protect the wire. The only issue is that when I fold the wings, I have about a 4 ft piece of 1 X 1 wood that I keet in the hangar. As I am lowering the wing, I am pushing on the tubing to make sure the tubing folds into the wing as it should. I have not had any [problems so far.
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Re: Onex wing tip strobes

Postby onex28 » Tue Apr 26, 2022 11:30 pm

I used molex connectors anchored at the folded end ribs, ran the wires through snap rings in the ribs attached to a spring at the wingtip rib that allows me to raise and lower the wings with no problems. The proper spring maintains light tension on the wires for ease of operation. Works for me.

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