Flight Illusion's OVH kit NOT compatible with Engravity

[oal331]

However, i made Eddie a good suggestion on our forum. He can drill and tap a thread in the plexi of the flight illusion instruments at the correct position.

2 of the instruments fit as they are, the remaining would have to be redrilled and tapped and one instrument gives a problem and would need a different bezel/lens (because the screw holes are partially outside the instruments dimension).

I'm afraid to drill the 3 layers of these 3 gauges, as the first layer is made from clear plexi and maybe will brake during this attempt. Also as you wrote, the DIFF PRESS gauge does not have enought margins for new holes

I can discuss with robert if he cant offer this aswell, although i agree with eddie that this responsibility should be with Flight Illusion, since they are the ones claiming full compatibility with our overhead. (they even received the drawing and set of backpanels from us).

FI has a different definition of compatibility: appearently they mean that they fit behind the gauge openings size wise.
Flight Illusion themselves advises to use double sided tape or glue to fix them. Although a bit irreversible, it would work since gravity isnt really an issue here and any kind of adhesive would fix the gauges sufficiently.

We ourselves adapt most of the instruments for the overheads we build.

It will be my pleasure if i can also help somehow to fix this problem for all of us!!
I can take photos or measure anything you may need.

My best regards


Eddie

[oal331]

I have to say, that the "issue gauges" is closing now, as i finally made it !!
I used strong double side tape and all the gauges are now in their position behind Engravity's Overhead. The only minor prolblem was to center them in the openings.

Now I have to cut the head of some screws and glue them in front of screw holes and finish.


Regards


Eddie Armaos

[PascalHaldenstein]

Eddie

I'm thinking about buying the FI gauges too. In the FI forum I read about a problem with the fuel temp gauge that is not fitting in the cutout due to the annunciators on both sides(misalignement)...how did you solve this problem?

Regards

[oal331]

I have the old version of Overhead with the old simple annunciators, not the new ones with the box behind it, so i didn't have this problem.


Eddie Armaos
Athens-Greece

[PascalHaldenstein]

Ah ok thanks anyway.
Do you have some pics of the gauges that you can show us?

Regards

[oal331]

Here they are :


Fuel temp :






DIFF Press & Cambin Climb






and DUCT PRESS




regards

Eddie

[PascalHaldenstein]

Wow cool thanks a lot Eddie. After looking at your pics I think I'll go the FI-road too.
Regards