Problem with downloaded F-15J panel

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Problem with downloaded F-15J panel

Postby WebbPA » Mon Jun 02, 2003 8:47 pm

I just downloaded and installed the F-15J panel from here http://www.simviation.com/fs2002panels21.htm, and it has a problem.  If you look carefully at the screenshot you can see it immediately.  The master caution light is on (yellow light in the lower left corner).

After installing the panel I clicked on the light and the annunciator shows low oil pressure.  I pasted it into the Learjet and the problem persists so I don't think it's the aircraft.

Then I replaced what seems to be a superfluous fuel quantity gauge (left side) with the Bell 206 oil pressure gauge.  I don't know why the Bell gauge has 2 gauges but at least one of them works, and the panel already uses a lot of Bell gauges.

Now half of the gauge is showing realistic oil pressure and the other half is showing zero.  The master caution light is still on but when I click on it the annunciator is dark - the *&%#! caution light just won't go off.

Here are the relevant lines of the cfg file:

gauge10=BELL_206B!Master Caution,          50,557, 15, 15
//gauge11=BELL_206B!Fuel Quantity,          193,439, 51, 51     <--- The line I replaced
gauge11=Bell_206B!Engine Oil,             193,438, 51, 51 ...

[Window03]
file=Annunciator.bmp
size_mm=128
window_size_ratio=0.2
position=3
visible=0
ident=Annunciator_Panel
gauge00=Lear_45!Annunciator, 0, 0

Possible solutions I have considered are:

1. I wrote to the author.
2. Use a different oil pressure gauge.  I don't know why the Bell gauge has 2 measurements if it only has one engine.  But there's a limited amount of space so I'd have to find a gauge that can show both engines on one gauge.

In case you haven't guessed, I'm not a panel designer.  About all I can do is tweak them a little.
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Re: Problem with downloaded F-15J panel

Postby WebbPA » Mon Jun 02, 2003 9:19 pm

I figured out part of my problem.  The Bell gauge is a single engine pressure/temp gauge and not a 2 engine pressure gauge.  It won't work

Would the absence of 2 oil pressure gauges cause the warning light to stay on?  Are the caution light and annunciator "looking for" pressure gauges?
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Re: Problem with downloaded F-15J panel

Postby FSTipster » Wed Jun 04, 2003 2:15 pm

[quote]I figured out part of my problem.
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Re: Problem with downloaded F-15J panel

Postby WebbPA » Wed Jun 04, 2003 3:17 pm

There is not a problem with the flight model.  Since I discovered the problem I've been testing the panel on my Learjet.  There is a problem with the ac I originally got the panel for - it's a FS2K model and it shows no oil pressure at all.  So I'll probably dump the aircraft but keep the panel.

As a temporary measure I stuck the Kingair oil gauges in and they work with the Learjet - both engines.  One of them looks fine because I put it where the superfluous fuel gauge was but I had to stick the other one where I could find room.

The one problem I can not overcome is the caution light.  It stays on no matter what.  When I click on it the annunciator shows nothing wrong.  I'm going to try swapping the Learjet caution light.

I would be very grateful if you would design a gauge but first I'm going to try just shrinking the Kingair gauges so I can fit 2 of them in a space designed for one.
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Re: Problem with downloaded F-15J panel

Postby WebbPA » Wed Jun 04, 2003 4:18 pm

Finally got it.  Swapping the caution light worked and I managed to squeeze the Kingair oil gauges in.  You can see the light is out (bottom left next to the landing gear lever) and the oil gauges fit tolerably abopve the ammeter.
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