I argued with a guy about using shielded cable for a long run, and he was totally right

I was working on a Citation in Wichita, running a new GPS antenna line. This older tech, Frank, told me I had to use shielded cable for the whole 25 foot run. I said it was overkill and a waste of time. He just said, 'You'll get noise, and then you'll be back here next week.' I did it my way with unshielded, and sure enough, the signal was full of static. Had to redo the whole thing. Anyone else had a stubborn lesson like that?

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patricia_rodriguez5d ago

That static is probably from the plane's own systems. All that wiring and power running nearby acts like a radio station you don't want to hear.

dakota7875d ago

Yeah, that unwanted radio station, patricia_rodriguez, sounds like my brain on a Monday morning.