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WJH308
10-22-2009, 12:32 AM
Ok, I notice the IMG tags do not work... Ignore the white spaces where the pictures should be...

First, a picture of my new parts...
http://www/flightschoolreview.net/images/Autopilots.jpg

Next picture is of my Altitude Select... I decided to machine some adapters out of .75" T6 aluminum to mount my potentiometers to where the synchros used to be... Man, It sure is nice having a small machine shop to make odds and ends when you need them...

http://www/flightschoolreview.net/images/AltSelect.jpg

Progress...

http://www/flightschoolreview.net/images/AltSelect2.jpg

The bottom Pot is for hundreds of feet and rotates 1:1 with the knob in front. Works flawlessly. The pot has no end points. The top pot will be for thousands of feet. Not quite geared correctly to give me full resolution of the POT, but should be good enough as it is only counting up to 59,000ft...

More progress

http://www/flightschoolreview.net/images/AltSelect3.jpg

Just need to make a shaft adapter for the gear I bored out earlier.
turbopropdriver
10-22-2009, 08:57 AM
Very impressive work. I used to work in engineering and I do miss having access to lathes and millers, it just shows how much you can do.

Dean
verticallimit
10-22-2009, 11:17 AM
Super nice.
WJH308
11-09-2009, 11:17 PM
Ok, I have a video of my altitude select.. Special thanks to Mike for his great book... I did this however with an Atmel AVR, what can I say? I am just not a PIC man...

http://www.youtube.com/v/fydJ9YOGsts
Of course much more work needs to be done, but a huge hurdle was overcome.
Bjarne Horsbøl
11-10-2009, 02:52 AM
Hello

How come that you can see the pictures and I can not ! :(
Have only X

Bjarne


EDIT:
Ahh !! Did not notice "Attached Thumbnails" ....Now I see the pictures !!
gblock
11-10-2009, 03:09 AM
Wow. Just wow. I always wondered if it could be done, and now I know it can be. Your deck will be beautiful with those analog gauges.

Thanks,
Elliot
Stijn
11-10-2009, 08:27 AM
very nice,

wish could do that to some 727 parts for my sim.

Stijn
WJH308
11-10-2009, 09:18 AM
very nice,

wish could do that to some 727 parts for my sim.

Stijn

You can do it, if you need any help or pointers on where to start, just ask.
Stijn
11-10-2009, 09:21 AM
Thanks,

But first i need some primary things to complete like second yoke and the quad.
will contact you in the future

Stijn