N213EA gets a JPI 930...

This past week we've been working on N213EA (ex-N4790U).  It's getting an annual inspection, but more exciting is that it's getting the JPI EDM-930 engine monitor.  It's been a little bit of a challenge as always trying to route wires nicely and also make everything very user/maintenance friendly.  Please enjoy the pictures below of the progress.  We're not done with it, so expect some more pictures in the future of the finished panel.  Thanks!  

 Here's the old Cessna instruments.  They will all be removed and replaced with the EDM-930. 

 To make the panel look cleaner and match better with the current panel, we fabricate a new panel and install it over top of the original Cessna sub-panel.  This is the dimensions of the EDM-930 so we can locate it on the new panel.  As you can see, I'm not the best artist. :)

 The old panel, gauges removed, and dimensions for cutting out where the 930 will fit. 

 All the parts and pieces of the JPI EDM-930 installation kit. 

 David Marwa, our avionics technician.  I don't think he agreed with something I said.

 So the panel has been trimmed and wires have been routed. 

 The two magnetos on the engine, complete with the new RPM sensor installed in the left one (lower one in the picture). 

 Fitting the new panel, complete with the instrument installed. 

 The RAD (remote alarm display) located at the top of the pilot instrument panel between the attitude gyro and the altimeter. 

 Marwa doing some soldering. 

 Notice the new oil pressure and fuel pressure transducers mounted to the firewall. 

 The fuel flow transducer, located above cylinder 5.  All the fuel hoses and the transducer itself all have to be wrapped in fireproof sleeve.  The routing of the fuel line used to go over top of the throttle body, but now (to accomodate the fuel flow transducer), we had to make it pass above cylinder 5, under the air filter (the thing in the plastic bag) and then back up above cylinder 6 and to the flow divider. 

 EGT and CHT probes. 

 Look how neat the wiring is now.  Kudos to Marwa and Chandra for the way they keep the wiring so clean.

 Ready to be plugged in...

 The new panel has been powder coated gray to match the rest of the panel, so I'm installing it for the last time.

 Marwa finishing some wiring for the fuel quantity senders. 

 It's on!!  Plugged in and lookin' good. 

 ...and the RAD is working too.  Lookin' good.  Now to do some fuel quantity calibrations tomorrow. 

 This is Joshua Chandra, a short termer from India.  He's helping out in the avionics shop and has been a great help, while learning a lot so far. 

The shop at the end of the day.  N213EA is in the back of the hangar, with 5Y-BLG on the left.  N342EA is in the fore ground, having come over from Entebbe on Saturday for some work, and then N341EA is there on the right, with the blue blanket over the engine.