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Title: Overhead panel placed into position
Post by: jr2mey on April 11, 2015, 06:45:12 AM
Just got the overhead into position and power connected.  Now comes all of the I/O board wiring and programming.
Title: Re: Overhead panel placed into position
Post by: Bob Reed on April 11, 2015, 06:52:40 AM
Oh that is looking nice!!
Title: Re: Overhead panel placed into position
Post by: jr2mey on April 11, 2015, 07:04:21 AM
Why thank you Bob!  Do the throttles look familiar?   Also, I have to give my hats off to CPFlight.  That MCP is one of the first ones built and it is still working 12 years later!!!  Eventually though, I will be upgrading their MCP Pro.

Title: Re: Overhead panel placed into position
Post by: wildcat02 on April 11, 2015, 07:21:37 AM
Very Nice !
Title: Re: Overhead panel placed into position
Post by: jr2mey on April 12, 2015, 06:22:14 AM
Clement, I dare say the title of very nice goes to you! I like your web link!  Lots of good information and ideas on there!
Title: Re: Overhead panel placed into position
Post by: wildcat02 on April 12, 2015, 09:57:08 AM
James,

Thanks for the compliments. But ... not exaggerate.

We learn from each other. Everyone helps everyone... ;)
Title: Re: Overhead panel placed into position
Post by: Sam Llorca on April 15, 2015, 04:18:35 AM
Looks great!
Title: Re: Overhead panel placed into position
Post by: 737man on April 15, 2015, 06:52:16 AM
What did you use for a Overhead Mount system for the box?
Title: Re: Overhead panel placed into position
Post by: jr2mey on April 18, 2015, 03:38:12 AM
Thanks Sam!  I just wish that I was building it faster than I am.  I like to fly more than I do build.  Sometimes I can get impatient try and do a short cut, only to have it come and bite me in the butt later.....

737man, the box for the overheard is just two 2x4 runners holding a white FDS board with which my overhead panels are attached too.  Then that box is set into a metal frame that is attached to the window center frame that fabricated and welded up out of old man lift steel railings.


James
Title: Re: Overhead panel placed into position
Post by: jr2mey on April 19, 2015, 07:15:29 AM
Hi Lance,

In answer to your question, here is another picture, only from the other side to show the arm that I used.  I just took 1 inch tube steel and stack welded them together.  I left the top tube open to run all the overhead wiring through down to the power supply and I/O Boards.

Sorry for not being able to send you the pic in the PM, for some reason I couldn't get that figured out yet.

Hope the pic helps.