Helicopter TOT gauge

[Reco]

Hi all

I'm looking for a TOT gauge with  analogue needle and digital read out to add to my instrument panel of my MD500e Simulator.
I have asked around other forums but just wondering if anyone here could help

Best regards

Rhys

[ame]

Can you 3D print one?

If you can find a picture you can copy or recreate the decal, and install it into a stepper- or servo-driven simulator gauge.

What system are you using for your other gauges?

[Reco]

Hi ame

Thanks for the suggestion. My screen setup is lcd monitor so I'm looking for a software gauge

Regards

Rhys

[ame]

Ok. What software are you using for your other gauges?

Surely it's a simple matter of adding a picture of the decal and configuring an indicator needle using the data source of the TOT reading?

[Reco]

Hi ame

I'm using just default gauges I don't have any knowledge of c++ OR XML to know where to start to make the gauge

Regards

Rhys

[ame]

Ok. Is there a tutorial or reference page online for your existing gauges? If there are some basic instructions for adding a gauge maybe I (or someone) can help you through them?

[Reco]

Hi

All the gauges I'm using are default hence wonder if there was a gauge out there I could swap out

Cheers

Rhys

[ame]

Ok. What simulator software are you running? Are the gauges part of that software, or provided by other software?

[Reco]

Hi

I'm running fsx se so the gauges I'm using are all default

Cheers

Rhys

[Joe Lavery]

Rhys, have a look at Air Manager:

https://www.siminnovations.com/

With their system you can define your own gauges, as long as you have an image of what you need. There's also a massive collection of free ones that may be just what you need.

I imagine the gauge attached is something like the one you need. this one is the inlet temp.

Worth a look?
Joe.

[Reco]

Hi Joe

Thank you definitely worth a look

Cheers

Rhys

[Reco]

Hi all

Found the inlet temp gauge from the dash 8 with digital read out as well as analogue needle but of course doesn't work in the helicopter.
 Not sure if there is a  way to convert it from itt to tot

I did replace the torque gauge from the dash 8 which has analogue and digital which works really well and nice having the digital read out

Rhys

[navymustang]

A terrible thing with MANY helos in P3D is the developer faked many of the gauges on the panel. So you can't always rely on the TOT or N1 or N2 or EGT and such to be real numbers that are updating the LVARs of the model.  SO even if you display the TOT LVAR, it may be a faked number.

[Reco]

Thanks

Yeah I presumed that they don't really give a accurate reading.
It's more cosmetic look for the panel

Rhys