Made a video saturday night of my overhead build. Wanted to share with the community.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvIUkEOs_c8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvIUkEOs_c8)
Great Job on the Wiring. Looks like your taking your time.. Nice Job.
Trev
Thanks trevor! I did a custom PC build where I sleeved all the cables in my PC - EPS, 24-pin, PCIE power cables. So that gave me all the skill I needed for the crimping, and sleeving. Hopefully it pays off. I hope the TLC pays dividends later.
Quote from: airupthere on March 13, 2017, 11:16:49 AM
Thanks trevor! I did a custom PC build where I sleeved all the cables in my PC - EPS, 24-pin, PCIE power cables. So that gave me all the skill I needed for the crimping, and sleeving. Hopefully it pays off. I hope the TLC pays dividends later.
I really like it. What is the brand of the parts/unit? is it better, more economical to build it or just buy a ready to use one? How much time did it take you to complete it from start to finish?
Thanks
Hey Jack, here's the info
Panels, 7-segment displays - opencockpits
Switches - 50/50 of honeywell, and opencockpits switches
IO - opencockpits master, usb and IO cards
Guauges - flightillusion.
I think the overhead built by opencockpits (plug and play) is around $3,200..
A big part of the cost in my overhead are the Honeywell switches (the APU switch alone was $50), and the flight illusion guages.
I intentionally try not to keep track of how much money I spend. :) I don't want to make myself sick.
As far as time so far.. A few saturdays here and there doing wiring. So far the biggest thing was mounting all the IO boards on the plexi, and/or at least getting that strategy in place. I'm a programmer, so tinkering with the SIOC software isn't a big deal. I still have more, but it should come together pretty quick. I started building it mid-January, so I've got 2 months into the project.
If you like working with your hands - build it yourself..
If you want the most realistic representation - build it yourself
if you want a fast turn around - buy plug and play. I think the prices are fair
Wow, nice wiring job. 1000x better than my former spiderweb of wires!
Really nice job on the wiring.
I am building overhead too right now. I use arduino and my own input/output pcb. My cabling management is a mess compare to yours. nice jobs!!
thanks guys. I really got into PC modding in the last couple years, and developed a passion for custom wiring of PC's.. sleeving, heat shrinking, new connectors and terminals - the whole shebang. I wasn't sure how other people went about the operation, so I was curious if i'm below average, or above. :) Thanks for the feedback!!