An easier way is to make up a insulation lined stainless steel box, mount
and seal this firewall side then open a ventilation hole into the inside.
Tony
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-----Original Message-----
From: William S. Stewart <bill@helixsys.com>
Date: 10 August 1999 02:34
Subject: Rotax 914 Turbo Control Unit Wiring
>The Europa 914 installation manual specified installing the TCU inside the
>cockpit on the aft side of the firewall. It is therefore necessary to
>pass all of its cables through the firewall to the engine. It would seem
>to require at least a one inch hole in the firewall.
>
>Does anyone know a good method of passing these cables through the firewall
>while maintaining a good firewall seal? I have noticed that both (old)
>Europa demonstrators at Lakeland got around this problem by mounting the
>TCU in the engine compartment.
>
>Bill Stewart, A098 (N6LB)
>
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