"plumb bob" wrote in message news:47jMb.26810$nt4.51908@attbi_s51...
Sounds like you're the same kind of guy who created a hornet's nest under
the panel of my first airplane... all the wiring had to be redone it was so
bad. Now that I am older and wiser, before buying an airplane I look for
signs of any owner (i.e. amateur) wiring (or rewiring) and run from the
airplane if that is the case.

If you really want to save buck then hire a pro to do it right. That is my
opinion.

Sounds like you're the same kind of guy who created a hornet's nest under
the panel of my first airplane... all the wiring had to be redone it was so
bad. Now that I am older and wiser, before buying an airplane I look for
signs of any owner (i.e. amateur) wiring (or rewiring) and run from the
airplane if that is the case.

If you really want to save buck then hire a pro to do it right. That is my
opinion.

That's a gross generalization, some of the truly awful work out there
is done by your so-called "pro's". I don't let anyone work on my
airplane without supervision anymore for this reason. And its not
necessarily your trusted mechanic/av. technician, either, sometimes
they have apprentices that do horrible things to airplanes.

STEC problem (the subject of the OP's message), I would call the
factory and get some documentation (service manual) about what the
lights mean, etc. I doubt modern avionics are built without basic
circuit protection from polarity problems, etc., but perhaps something
needs to be reset after such event. Long shot, but might be worth
little research before spending major troubleshooting $$$. I know the
first reaction after breaking something on the plane is to quickly
throw money at it to make it whole again, but its better to take a
deep breath and analyze the problem. The plane is flyable without this
particular component, so you are in no rush.