Jeff,
Fix the wire with solder, if you can, then tie them down at several
places. Any reinforcement that you can add to the bundle will help...
Jeff - Baby Blue
308 hours
Garry wrote:
> Jeff, I've had the "mag" wires break at least 5 times in the 7 years
> / 500 hours I've been flying my 914. There is alot of vibration on
> the ignition modules which I suppose causes the breaks. Although, the
> wire insulation and the wires themselves seem to be of inferior
> quality. I've spliced them together so many times, I'm down to a 1/4
> inch stub exiting the ignition module. The next break and I'll be out
> of luck and will have to purchase a new module. Last time I checked
> they cost about $700 each. Ouch! I have no suggestions on how to
> keep "junk" from breaking. Good luck.........it happens to all 914's.
>
> Garry Stout
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> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* JEFF ROBERTS <mailto:jeff@rmmm.net>
> *To:* europa-list@matronics.com <mailto:europa-list@matronics.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 22, 2007 11:08 AM
> *Subject:* Europa-List: Broken Mag wire
>
> Hi Guys,
> I just was about to go flying this morning to test a few changes
> I've made as my bird has not been cooling in this heat well. As I
> did the run-up the right mag didn't drop any RPM's but the right
> did as it should. My temps started climbing again so I went right
> back to the hanger. The engine didn't want to shut down so I had
> to starve it of fuel. I pulled off the cowl right away and as I
> examined the mag connections one of the wires just snapped off
> only about an inch from the mag's side of the connection. The wire
> was very brittle and I'm kind of surprised it's not of better
> quality. Has this happened to anyone else and has anyone been able
> to fix it without ordering a new mag itself?
> Jeff R.
> A258 - N128LJ / Gold Rush 85 hours and still having cooling issues.
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