Today I finished wiring my instrument panel. The last bit of wiring I needed to do was add a stereo jack for the push to talk (PTT) cable and button I will install later. I bought a coiled cable similar to a telephone hand set cable but with 2.5mm stereo connectors. I installed a stereo jack in the back side of the panel. You can see the jack and wiring in the three following photos.
Below are two photos of the completed wiring... What a mess! I considered using wire ties to secure some of the wires and neaten thing up but I figured that would only cause me problems if I needed to do any future work or repairs on the wiring. One thing that I did do was coat the hot end of the cigarette lighter plug with some liquid electrical tape. This will hopefully prevent it from shorting out to the non-shielded ground wires.
