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riveteddragon(at)gmail.co
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 2:15 pm Post subject: Securing Conduit

When running conduit through lightening holes (generally much bigger than the conduit diameter), what have people used to secure it?  RTV?  Make brackets and clamps?  Just leave them free to flop?

Steven DeFord



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flying-nut(at)cfl.rr.com
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 2:35 pm Post subject: Securing Conduit

I would not let them flop.  I used 1/2" Sched. 40 (thin wall) PVC pipe 

and plastic 'hangars' made to hold the pipe under a ceiling joist ... 

picture the pipe clamp with vertical 'ears'.  I riveted the pipe hangar 

to the side of the larger lightening hole.  The plastic clamp has to be 

spread out to fit around the PVC pipe ....  I tried the ribbed plastic 

conduit and just couldn't make it work for me .... all of it ended up in 

the recycle bin ..... and the smooth PVC pipe makes running more wires 

really easy.

Linn



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 When running conduit through lightening holes (generally much bigger than the conduit diameter), what have people used to secure it?  RTV?  Make brackets and clamps?  Just leave them free to flop?

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cooprv7(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 2:36 pm Post subject: Securing Conduit

I drilled two opposing holes across the lightening hole and used safety wire to trap the conduit in the center.  Just did enough ribs to keep it reasonably secure.



Marcus

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When running conduit through lightening holes (generally much bigger than the conduit diameter), what have people used to secure it?  RTV?  Make brackets and clamps?  Just leave them free to flop?

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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 2:36 pm Post subject: Securing Conduit

If you use the black conduit from Van's, just enlarge the small hole in the rib to 3/4" and th conduit will stay in place just fine.  Much easier than attempting to secure it in the lightening holes.



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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:00 pm Post subject: Securing Conduit

If you are talking about the lighting holes in the side fuselage, you can

get a rubber grommet that fits it just right - and the ID provides a good

friction fit for the conduit (I got mine from Stein Air

http://www.steinair.com/store.cfm?tlcatid=14 ).  For under the rear floor I

make a strap.  For new holes, as Bob says make the hole small enough to be a

friction fit for the conduit.  Do not make the turns too tight so you can

use a string to run wires.



I ran three conduits on each side and ended up filling five of them.



Carl



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jmjones2000(at)mindspring
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:18 pm Post subject: Securing Conduit

I used a small piece of angle riveted to the rib, then used an Adel clamp to clamp the conduit to the angle. 



 



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rene(at)felker.com
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:33 pm Post subject: Securing Conduit

I think I got this from Vans.



Small hole in the rib and a wire tie to hold the conduit down.



Rene'

801-721-6080



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Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:49 pm Post subject: Securing Conduit

Try Googling "cable tie bulkhead hole mount"



Specifically it turned up something called a "Panduit LHMS-xnn-xnn".  I 

used a couple dozen of something very similar to support both conduit 

and insulated wire bundles going thru lightening holes.  Very handy item



The challenge is finding someone who sells it in small quantities.  I 

used to use TerminalTown.com but they seem to have closed up shop.

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 When running conduit through lightening holes (generally much bigger than the conduit diameter), what have people used to secure it?  RTV?  Make brackets and clamps?  Just leave them free to flop?

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glastar(at)gmx.net
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Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:14 pm Post subject: Securing Conduit

Steve,

     

     I used some clamps mounted either on an L shaped alu angle or on a     strip of scrap alu

     

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