---------------------------------------------------------- Avionics-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 03/30/07: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 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) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:59:25 AM PST US From: Subject: Avionics-List: 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" 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 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:37:04 AM PST US From: Hopperdhh@aol.com Subject: Re: Avionics-List: 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" 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. ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:36:10 AM PST US From: Bill Putney Subject: Re: Avionics-List: 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 > > > >> -----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" >>> 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/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 12:58:10 PM PST US From: "Noel Loveys" Subject: RE: Avionics-List: 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 > > > > > 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" > 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. > > > > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 08:01:55 PM PST US From: "Greg Vouga" Subject: Avionics-List: 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. 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