Transavia 737-700 Cockpit

[Holclo]

Have sent you a PM
Bill

[Radar]

COOL

Thats how I did my overhead. You are doing a great job. You have inspired me to start wirering my overhead. But unlike you I don't know much about wireing.

Do you think this board would be worth checking out.
http://desktopaviator3.tripod.com/In...2120/index.htm . I'm not a advertizer for this site. I 'm just would like your opinion.

Cheers
Mike

[capetonian]

Hi,

Well you make me sound like a wiring expert but I am far from that, .... I really am just plodding along trying new stuff as I go. As far as the wiring is concerned I use UTP cable, there are 4 twisted pairs of wire in each piece of UTP, that means I have one ground/common wire and 7 things I can connect. I use this approach with LEDS. One common ground for the positives and then eacj of the other 7 wires can be used with the opencocpits card outputs.

[capetonian]

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!



It's all just lying flat on top of the monitor.... just to see what it looks like, .. and Ei'konna, . she looks like magic!!!!!


@Radar. I have not tried the keypress card but from what I have seen/read I prefer Leo Bodners card (I have one here and need to buy another two). Each card is good for 8 analogue inputs and 36 switches. (6x6 contacts = 36 different switches).

The OpenCockpits Master card can handle 71 inputs AND it has outputs for leds or displays.

I am still dreading starting with SIOC and I can see myself screwing it up .... but that's why we have a forum like this, ... imagine trying to build on of these things 20 years ago , .. even if we had the hardware that we have now, .... we'd be totally lost without fora like MyCockpit.org and other users groups!!

God bless the Internet ....and Mr Boeing

[Steve A]

Is UTP cable the same as ethernet cable (cat5 ?)

Been following this photo post, You are making it look sooo easy

[capetonian]

Hi, Glad my thread has some followers

Yes, UTP cable is Network cable, you can get CAT5, CAT6 etc , ...

Ha, .. everybody else makes it look so easy, ... really you should hear me swearing when things don't work the way I want them too ... it's a totally new language.........

[wingnut]

Is UTP cable the same as ethernet cable (cat5 ?)

Been following this photo post, You are making it look sooo easy

UTP = Unshielded Twisted Pair.

Cat3, Cat 5, Cat 5e and Cat6 are all types of UTP cable.

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted_pair

[capetonian]

Thanks for that additional info wingnut!

[capetonian]

Seeing that panel last night, .. all lit up like that really got me going today, .... I did a lot of solder work and some 'admin' but than I got down to the practical side of things....

Some screws to hold components on to the MI(P:



...and a bit of carpentry, ... I aint a carpenter, .. but I am proud of my efforts....



That's my son's had on the imaginary yoke and throttles as he tries the panel for size. I have used some gaffer tape to secure everything together for the picture, .. this will definitely damage the painted surface but I had decided long ago to repaint the panel when I paint the stand.

[Nevada]

Hey capetonian
just a little question i love you cockpit the first 2 images what are the sizes thanks looks great