Over head panel half way

[ermias]

Hi,
Well summer is almost gone and wife hasn't killed me yet. Not much has been done around my simulator. My plan was to wire the throttle, but I was away for a length of time. In June I managed to half finish the over head panel which is roughly a replica of boeing 737. Its wiring is only at the beginning stage. I used switches and lamps mostly from all electronics and radioshack. The panel will interface with fs9 using fsuipc. All the lamps are 12VAC, and the LEDs used with switches are 5VAC. I use STX power supply for them.

I have added two night lamps and a key pad from an old home security circuit. I am planning to adapt the circuit as warning system for switches left out from either turned on or off. I don't still know how to do that; I don't have its original manual.

[JBaymore]

Looking good, Ermias!

[ermias]

John,
I like the idea of using milliampmeter with a pot. That solves the problem with gaues.
Regarding using the LED digital readout, I was thinking just to have it there and simply turning the rotary switches and changing the figures as part of the overhead panel routine.
Documentation is vital here. There is no way to remember everything. I have some printed material, but most of the staff is in digital format. I will print and save them for reference.

Thanks for your help and advise.
Ermias

[JBaymore]

ermias,

If you want to spend a WHOLE lot of money on the cabin pressurization istuation....... look at the cabin altitude and cabin climb and altitude "physical" gauges (stand alone active mock ups) available from here:

http://www.flightillusion.com/gallery2.htm

All of that stuff makes me DROOL........ but it is WAY outside my budget range... until I win the Powerball Lottery.

[ermias]

John,

Thanks for the link. It is really amaizing how much little things can cost. I think I can fly a Cessna 172 for four hours for the price of the two gauges and the central interface module.
I will stick to the milliampere gauge and keep things simpler. There is virtually no way for me to afford this. May be as you have said it the lottery....?

[BAW19]

You can always buy nice cheap (but excellent)