Gauge Differences

[FS_Pilot]

Can someone PLEASE tell me the difference between gauges of say bell_206b.torque and bell_206b.torque_0001
All the Best Allen

[WebbPA]

The second one looks like a temporary file created by cfgEdit or FSPanel Studio.

I don't know why it does it but it does and I delete them.  If you find a panel that needs the 001.gau just substitute the original one.

[FS_Pilot]

Webb
Thanks for the quick reply, I will delete them. although i was a bit surprised to find they are used in the Gmax bell 430 panel
Allen

[Gypsy_Baron]

Webb
Thanks for the quick reply, I will delete them. although i was a bit surprised to find they are used in the Gmax bell 430 panel
Allen

I believe those .001 gauge files are created when a panel
has a VC. I once purged my gauges folder of all the .001,.002, etc gauges and they were recreated the next time I flew that
particular AC/Panel combination.

  Paul

[FS_Pilot]

Gypsy_Baron
Check your panel.cfg and see if the gauges are listed if so simply remove the 001 from the end of the name and it should then use the original gauge.
Allen

[Gypsy_Baron]

Gypsy_Baron
Check your panel.cfg and see if the gauges are listed if so simply remove the 001 from the end of the name and it should then use the original gauge.
Allen

One instance that I investigated shows five entries for the same
gauge in the panel.cfg. As a result, gauges with the base name
and the added 001,002,003,004 extensions were created by FS9.

A snippet from an A320-2-- panel.cfg:

gauge41=cpt.toggles.metal!FuelTanks,  522,274,19,19
gauge42=He_Aircond,  349,484,22,49
gauge43=He_Aircond,  680,480,22,49
gauge44=He_Aircond,  514,518,22,49
gauge45=He_Aircond,  395,518,22,49
gauge46=He_Aircond,  635,517,22,49,250
gauge47=cpt.toggles.trans!Fuel1,  363,23,67,38
gauge48=cpt.toggles.trans!Fuel2,  614,24,67,38

Checking my gauges folder I found the file HE_Aircond.gau
with the date of the original install and the files HE_Aircond_001.gau,
HE_Aircond_002.gau, etc with the date of the first time I FLEW
that aircraft as per my logbook entry.

Thus, anytime a specific gauge is used more than once in a panel.cfg
file, a additional gauge will be created with the 001 added, even though
the panel.cfg only uses the gauges base name.

This phenomena may be a result of the need to maintain the
state of gauge variables across multiple instances.

  Paul

[Gypsy_Baron]

Gypsy_Baron
Check your panel.cfg and see if the gauges are listed if so simply remove the 001 from the end of the name and it should then use the original gauge.
Allen

One instance that I investigated shows five entries for the same
gauge in the panel.cfg. As a result, gauges with the base name
and the added 001,002,003,004 extensions were created by FS9.

A snippet from an A320-2-- panel.cfg:

gauge41=cpt.toggles.metal!FuelTanks,  522,274,19,19
gauge42=He_Aircond,  349,484,22,49
gauge43=He_Aircond,  680,480,22,49
gauge44=He_Aircond,  514,518,22,49
gauge45=He_Aircond,  395,518,22,49
gauge46=He_Aircond,  635,517,22,49,250
gauge47=cpt.toggles.trans!Fuel1,  363,23,67,38
gauge48=cpt.toggles.trans!Fuel2,  614,24,67,38

Checking my gauges folder I found the file HE_Aircond.gau
with the date of the original install and the files HE_Aircond_001.gau,
HE_Aircond_002.gau, etc with the date of the first time I FLEW
that aircraft as per my logbook entry.

Thus, anytime a specific gauge is used more than once in a panel.cfg
file, a additional gauge will be created with the 001 added, even though
the panel.cfg only uses the gauges base name.

This phenomena may be a result of the need to maintain the
state of gauge variables across multiple instances.

  Paul