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11-14-2012, 11:35 PM #11
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Looking Great!!!
I managed to snag the actual flap lever and knob out of a 172 so I'll be adapting the two gears you sent me to that. My original design used a slide pot but the gears you sent me will allow me to use a rotary pot and that will work far better. Other than the original slide pot the control and position indicator that I am working on looks very similar.
Flap Control.jpg
The Garmin project is shaping up nicely as well! Looking forward to more progress and pics.https://www.facebook.com/mycessnasim PC: Intel Core i7 Haswell @ 3.8GHz, 8Gb Ram, Win 7 64Bit, dual SSDs, GeFroce 780 SIM: P3Dv4.1, FSUIPC5, Link2FSMulti, ASN16, Orbix, REX, BFF Force Feedback
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11-15-2012, 12:28 AM #12
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Whoa! very nice. How did you make the slider work in a horizontal position?
Folding the sheet metal in a U-shape is a bit of a challenge specially with very little space to work with. I had to make my own V-block and press break die so it doesn't harm the mounting ears. Thank god for FloJet, sim-building and tool making got easier.
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11-15-2012, 12:57 AM #13
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11-15-2012, 12:20 PM #14
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I use Google Sketch-up for my drawings so some things are a pain to draw. But free is good so Sketch-up it is.
Not shown in the drawing, for that reason is a linkage between the top of the flap control arm and the slide pot. Because the pivot point sits so far below that it moves the slide reasonable well. However, I think the gears you sent me may work much better so I'll be trying that with a rotary pot.
As for the bends on the bracket, my efforts so far have all been done in a temporary bench jig. I have not yet figured that out how to get those two very close bends at the back of the bracket. I don't have ready access to a sheet metal brake so my sheet metal work is done in a rather primitive way using a combination of a bench vice, anvil, wood blocks, and a hammer.I get fairly good results, but I'm too much of a perfectionist so it's a real pain. I was contemplating moving to a two piece bracket if I could not manage the bends any other way.
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11-15-2012, 02:26 PM #15
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I have tried 2 piece brackets but it tends to sway the flap lever bracket as I shift the handle. I'm pretty sure there's a solution to that problem. One solid frame is far more stable like what you said it's a pain making things perfect =).
Update: I found a solution for the 2 piece brackets
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11-16-2012, 06:16 PM #16
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Louie: Thank you very much for sharing these photos. I would like to ask how did the knobs and buttons of Garmin 430.
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11-17-2012, 11:39 AM #17
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11-17-2012, 09:50 PM #18
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11-17-2012, 09:59 PM #19
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Oh man I need a break. I'm gonna go to Frisco tonite and hit up a lounge. Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone!
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11-18-2012, 08:34 AM #20
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Hey Pal,
Congrats on the excellent work, you indeed look like you need a well deserved drink, go and take a flight somewhere and enjoy the fresh air!
Congrats on your progress, excellent work!
Thanks for sharing.
Alex
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