Now to the E-Bay itself, starting with the end plates. Picture attached shows my lay-out for the components on the end plates. Marked hole locations for the charge cannisters, drilled and cleaned holes, sanded contact surfaces, applied silicone adhesive to the faces of the charge cannisters, and installed with supplied bolts and locking nuts. Sanded the end plate surfaces for the terminal blocks along with the bottom surface of the terminal blocks, mixed some J-B Weld, and installed the terminal blocks. See 5th picture.
Now to wire the end plates. The nosecone end of the E-bay has Nylon Insert Lock Nuts on the threaded rods, along with 1/4" x 20 Nuts on the inside of the end plate, fixing the threaded rod in place, with blue threadlock on the inside nuts. So, this end is FIXED, and non-accessible. So, the wires to the NC end plate are igniter wire, nothing special.
The Aft end of the E-Bay has Wing Nuts to hold the plate against the coupler, which are removable, and also access to the E-Bay through this end. Therefore, has used the locking connector wires on this end, to easily allow the necessary access. In the Finished End Plates picture attached, so can see the use of the connector wires. Orange is for the Primary altimeter drogue / streamer ejection charge. Red (EMERGENCY) is for the Secondary altimeter altimeter drogue / streamer ejection charge. I always put a small knot in front of the terminal blocks to help prevent pull-through of the wires. Also put a small amount of silicone adhesive on the knotted wires to help keep them in place, and to also help in prevent ejection charge gases from entering the E-bay.
Now to wire the end plates. The nosecone end of the E-bay has Nylon Insert Lock Nuts on the threaded rods, along with 1/4" x 20 Nuts on the inside of the end plate, fixing the threaded rod in place, with blue threadlock on the inside nuts. So, this end is FIXED, and non-accessible. So, the wires to the NC end plate are igniter wire, nothing special.
The Aft end of the E-Bay has Wing Nuts to hold the plate against the coupler, which are removable, and also access to the E-Bay through this end. Therefore, has used the locking connector wires on this end, to easily allow the necessary access. In the Finished End Plates picture attached, so can see the use of the connector wires. Orange is for the Primary altimeter drogue / streamer ejection charge. Red (EMERGENCY) is for the Secondary altimeter altimeter drogue / streamer ejection charge. I always put a small knot in front of the terminal blocks to help prevent pull-through of the wires. Also put a small amount of silicone adhesive on the knotted wires to help keep them in place, and to also help in prevent ejection charge gases from entering the E-bay.