Singer GA trainer

[Larry Mac Donald]

ukv1342
Would you happen to have a plotter for the gat 1 ?

[UKV1342]

ukv1342
Would you happen to have a plotter for the gat 1 ?

SORRY SIR - the plotter was not avail on either of the GAT1's when donated to the museum
I shall check the board numbers and the manuals to see if the plotter was ever installed on the sim

[737NUT]

I just bought 3 of these trainers so let the fun begin!! Two of them are good and one is for parts. Anyone have manuals available?

Rob

[gspannelljr]

I would be interested in buying some of the gauges I am missing, the fuel gauge etc,would you be interestedin seelling them?

[737NUT]

I would be interested in buying some of the gauges I am missing, the fuel gauge etc,would you be interestedin seelling them?

Sent you a PM. I may end up keeping all 3 so I can fly formation with my son's. Make one a glass 172 and one original?? Who know's with me! LOL
Rob

[UKV1342]

Have set of manuals - happy to help where possiblle short of copying the lot !!! the manuals fill 2 shelves of a double door cabinet. the main manuals in A4 and the schematics in A3
My experience with fixing the electronics is not 100% good
Spent some 4 months (2 days a week at the museum) fixing up the 3 main power supplies - the FET's are getting really expensive these days and all was looking good. Plugged in the sound card and on powering - got the tyre screech and the engine start and throttle control worked ok with the instruments.
Then one of my collegues decided to try out the motion boards when i was not around - Pop -BANG and end of power supplies again. Have now finished the mechanical restoation - will post some pics soonest - but I am going to go for new modern power supplies with crowbar protection before I go any further
Mike

[737NUT]

Thanks Mike! I am getting some manuals with mine, just not sure which ones yet. Will post pics when I get everything and see what manuals I am missing. What are the power requirement, Volts ans Amps??

Thanks,
Rob

[UKV1342]

HI Rob,
Well over here we are 240v of course and our power supply points have 13A max and the sim is well under that.
The onboard transformer is huge and feeds 3 main feeds, +/- 35v which is further regulated down to +/- 25V at I suspect about 10A judging by the size of the tracks, +/- 12V and + 3.6V
I reckon to feed the +/- 25V direct in from modern PSU's with crowbar protection similar with the 12volt supplies.
I will go to museum and get some pics today. (Sat) - Done

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[737NUT]

I like that color scheme, looks cool! That is one big transformer for sure!! Any idea what the weight capacity is on the motion system? I found a very interesting document on the GAT-1. It tells how to modify several things in it to expand it's capabilities. I'mm talking down to circuit board level of what components to remove, add, or clip. It will be very helpful in the future. I'm just praying I will be able to get this thing into my basement! It is going to be close as I only have 36" of clearance down the stairwell!

Thanks again for the info and pics,
Rob

[Matt Olieman]

@Mike, VERY Nice, indeed!!! I love it

Matt Olieman