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1. 05:59 AM - Avionics Mounting ()
2. 06:37 AM - Re: Avionics Mounting (Hopperdhh@aol.com)
3. 07:36 AM - Re: Skymap IIIC internal battery replacement (Bill Putney)
4. 12:58 PM - Re: Avionics Mounting (Noel Loveys)
5. 08:01 PM - Re: AeroElectric-List: Avionics Mounting (Greg Vouga)
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| Subject: | Avionics Mounting |
3/30/2007
Hello Greg, Check out a not-so-cheap solution here
http://www.radiorax.com/
and also to get some idea of what is involved in installing a stack of
avionics.
OC -- The best investment we can make is the effort to gather and understand
knowledge.
PS: That is a great selection of equipment.
Time: 06:53:31 PM PST US
From: "Greg Vouga" <gmvouga@hotmail.com>
Subject: Avionics-List: Avionics Mounting
Hi All, I am hoping to get some info on mounting a stack of Garmin equipment
in my
RV-7A. I just received a GMA-340, GNS-430W, SL-30, and GTX-327 with
mounting trays. I'm told that the rest of the mounting hardware such as
screws, brackets, etc. are not included.
I can start looking for low profile screws and fabricate brackets, but I
don't want to re-invent the wheel if it's not necessary. Are there
reasonably priced installation kits out there? How have others handled
this?
Thanks in advance,
Greg
gvouga@gmail.com
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| Subject: | Re: Avionics Mounting |
Greg,
I used some leftover .062 inch aluminum angle riveted behind (actually
forward of) the panel, and also the sub panel for additional support. These were
placed vertically on the left and right of the panel opening. I then used 6-32
flat head screws and ny-lock nuts to fasten the trays to these angles. These
are never seen and about as easy to install as the expensive kind. Cost?
About nothing.
Dan Hopper
RV-7A
From: "Greg Vouga" <gmvouga@hotmail.com>
Subject: Avionics-List: Avionics Mounting
Hi All, I am hoping to get some info on mounting a stack of Garmin equipment
in my
RV-7A. I just received a GMA-340, GNS-430W, SL-30, and GTX-327 with
mounting trays. I'm told that the rest of the mounting hardware such as
screws, brackets, etc. are not included.
I can start looking for low profile screws and fabricate brackets, but I
don't want to re-invent the wheel if it's not necessary. Are there
reasonably priced installation kits out there? How have others handled
this?
Thanks in advance,
Greg
gvouga@gmail.com
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| Subject: | Re: Skymap IIIC internal battery replacement |
Turns out lifting a trace is less of a problem than it could have been.
The new battery came with solderable tabs with holes in them. I just
clipped the leads off the old battery and used the old leads to connect
the new battery. So I was soldering to the leads and not the circuit board.
- Bill
Noel Loveys wrote:
>
> Thats why they make side cuts and chain saws :-) Seriously... that's one
> spot where it's easy to lift a trace.
>
> Noel
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-avionics-list-server@matronics.com
>> [mailto:owner-avionics-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf
>> Of Bill Putney
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 4:28 AM
>> To: avionics-list@matronics.com
>> Subject: Re: Avionics-List: Skymap IIIC internal battery replacement
>>
>>
>>
>> Peter,
>>
>> Thanks, I did get it apart to confirm the battery
>> configuration. I found
>> a place here in California that has the same battery configuration
>> with the same chemistry as the one Skyforce used. It's about
>> $3.25 plus
>> Shipping. You have to request they weld on solderable tabs
>> but that only
>> costs and $0.25. I've been soldering for about 50 years but
>> every once
>> in a while I do lift a trace. I hate those 50W wire wound resisters
>> soldered into a .020" trace. Easy to put in and hard to get out.
>>
>> http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1617
>>
>> - Bill
>>
>> peter.rees01@tiscali.co.uk wrote:
>> "peter.rees01@tiscali.co.uk" <peter.rees01@tiscali.co.uk>
>>> Hi Bill
>>>
>>> I did ours a few years ago (if the 3C you have is the one in an
>>> avionics tray, not the slim one). didn' t have any
>> instreuctions just
>>> took the lid off and I think the top PCB (there are about 4
>> boards in
>>> there) - unsoldered the old battery and fitted the new one
>> - only took
>>> about an hour. If you're not good at soldering, I'd find
>> someone who is
>>> - the PCB tracks will lift etc if you overheat them.
>>>
>>> happy landings
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ___________________________________________________________
>>>
>>> Tiscali Broadband only 9.99 a month for your first 3
>> months! http://www.tiscali.co.uk/products/broadband/
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>>>
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| Subject: | Avionics Mounting |
Probably a lot stronger than needed for newer equipment... The last one I
did was in school and I think we used .032. We made our own angle in a
brake it's a bit lighter than extruded stock. For the mere ounces I like
the idea of extra strength.
Noel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-avionics-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-avionics-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf
> Of Hopperdhh@aol.com
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 11:06 AM
> To: avionics-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Avionics-List: Avionics Mounting
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> Greg,
>
> I used some leftover .062 inch aluminum angle riveted behind
> (actually
> forward of) the panel, and also the sub panel for additional
> support. These were
> placed vertically on the left and right of the panel opening.
> I then used 6-32
> flat head screws and ny-lock nuts to fasten the trays to
> these angles. These
> are never seen and about as easy to install as the expensive
> kind. Cost?
> About nothing.
>
> Dan Hopper
> RV-7A
>
>
>
> From: "Greg Vouga" <gmvouga@hotmail.com>
> Subject: Avionics-List: Avionics Mounting
>
> Hi All, I am hoping to get some info on mounting a stack of
> Garmin equipment
> in my
> RV-7A. I just received a GMA-340, GNS-430W, SL-30, and GTX-327 with
> mounting trays. I'm told that the rest of the mounting
> hardware such as
> screws, brackets, etc. are not included.
>
> I can start looking for low profile screws and fabricate
> brackets, but I
> don't want to re-invent the wheel if it's not necessary. Are there
> reasonably priced installation kits out there? How have
> others handled
> this?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Greg
> gvouga@gmail.com
>
>
>
> ************************************** See what's free at
> http://www.aol.com.
>
>
>
>
>
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| Subject: | RE: AeroElectric-List: Avionics Mounting |
All,
Due to the large amount of responses, I can't respond to everyone
individually. However, rest assured that all of the responses were read and
very much appreciated. What did people do 20 years ago wthout a resource
such as this?
Anyways, i've decided to move forward with the simple Aluminum angle
technique. It's cheap and i have the stuff to complete it tomorrow. Thanks
again to everyone that responded.
Greg
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