Wire an avionics stack in less than 3 hours with Fast
Stack.
Approach is pioneering the field of avionic wiring and
installation. We are setting the standard with a modernized approach
that makes sense. It all starts with the modular Fast Stack system based
on Approach’s Fast Stack Hubs and Cables.
Our Fast Stack solutions help customers, dealers, and aircraft manufacturers
drastically reduce avionic install times and costs, eliminate hand wiring
errors and electrical ground loops, decrease aircraft down times and
transform the area behind the instrument panel from a wiring nightmare
to easy manageability. Avionic upgrades can now take less than an hour
and a full avionic stack install can be done in less than 3 hours.
But it doesn’t end there. Approach is constantly widening its
compatibilities not only the newer avionics in the marketplace, but
with older devices that most of us still fly with. We are constantly
looking for new opportunities and listen to our customers to make our
products easier and better.
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Take a few minutes
to review the differences shown below between traditional hand
wiring and debugging and using the Fast Stack system when installing
a typical IFR stack. Approach’s products and technology
is the logical approach.
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Traditional hand wiring and debugging process
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It's not actually feasible to show everything that goes
into hand wiring and debugging an avionics stack. The process takes
days or weeks and involves a tremendous amount of time to individually
run wires, debug the connections and cross-reference installation manuals,
pinout guides and interconnection schematics. It's the same process
used 50 years ago which always leads to high install costs, long aircraft
downtimes and a rat's nest of wires behind your panel.
Wiring avionics using the Fast Stack system |
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The Fast Stack products necessary to wire and interconnect this avionics stack
are shown to the left. No spools of wire or stacks of installation manuals and
pinout guides required here.
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First, install the Fast Stack Hub Mounting
Tray. The Fast Stack Hub slides into the tray providing easy access
for cable and avionics upgrades and changes in the future.
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Take a standard Fast Stack
"ready-built" cable and insert into the Hub connector. Fast Stack
cables and hubs are all properly labeled providing easy, trouble-free
installation.
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Take the other end of the cable and plug
it into the specific avionic device. Every cable comes prepared
with flying leads for power, ground and lighting. Power and ground
leads go to the circuit breakers and the lighting leads go to
the lighting rheostat.
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Take the second Fast Stack cable and plug it into the hub.
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With the second cable in
the hub, plug the other end into the specific avionic device.
As you plug in the avionic devices into the hub--all of the avionics
interconnections begin taking shape. All interconnections occur
within the hub making avionic installs fast and error-free. All
Fast Stack hubs and cables are standard, off-the-shelf products.
When you decide to upgrade or replace any avionic device--the
only thing required will be a new Fast Stack cable.
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Two devices are now interconnected. It's that easy! Just continue
plugging in the rest of the avionics stack and you're done. Our customers report
they can wire a typical IFR avionics stack in under 3 hours.
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Here is a Fast Stack system
in action!
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