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Cable lacing seems to be alive and well in aviation. I'm currently building a homebuilt experimental airplane and as I've started researching the avionics build
by quux 4y ago
Cable lacing seems to be alive and well in aviation. I'm currently building a homebuilt experimental airplane and as I've started researching the avionics build I've noticed a lot of cable lacing on the wiring harnesses all over people's planes. I think it's because lacing is lighter weight, uses less space and is easier on the wires in high vibration environments.
I do notice a lot more spot ties rather than running stitches. Not sure why.
- ryandrake 4y agoSame here. I just finished up an RV build, and all my wire bundles are laced. I chose to use individual clove hitches instead of running stitches because it's easier to fix individual knots later and, well, I just never got good at the terminating knots.
- quux 4y agoNice! I'm working on an RV-14A. Still on the empennage kit so I've got a long way to go but I'm enjoying the build a lot.
- buildsjets 4y agoWhen a single running stitch gets damaged, the entire bundle can come undone. Spot ties are failure independent. Using lacing instead of zipties means there are no sharp cut-off ends sticking out to tear up your hands. Zipties can pinch and damage insulation, especially when installed with a tensioning gun.
- quux 4y agoThat makes a lot of sense. Thanks!