USB SimKits

[ruprecht]

bobbosan, the cutout is a 57mm x 57mm rounded-corner square. The instrument face is 82mm x 82mm (for the large gauge config). The USB gauge works ok but is somewhat jittery and if configured as an F-16 ASI (as mine is) there is no way to get the Mach dial to read correctly without writing custom software with the (sparsely documented and lacking in examples) SDK. Otherwise, plug'n'play for basic use. Comes with lots of spare bits you can use for other projects.

[ruprecht]

BUTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT No one has yet to tell me how you install 4 screws UNDER the gauge face which has to be in place so the needle and it's attached gear is already in place.!

Exactly the problem I had. I simply pushed a sharp compass through the faceplate to make a pilot hole and screwed through the cardboard. Not ideal and frankly bad QA. It may only be on the F-16 ASI - but I doubt they have ever actually built one or they would have noticed this glaring flaw. It needs die-cut screw holes in the appropriate places.

[mauriceb]

If you do decide to use a Simkits gauge, make sure you don't make the same mistake I made. I saw a document entitled "How to modify a HS-322 Servo" and after reading this manual, I modified my servo only to find out later this made my flap gauge unusable. It works OK now after replacing the servo.
http://www.simkits.com/downloads/doc...o%20HS-322.pdf.
The reason I thought I had to modify it is because of the rotation range of a 737 flap gauge which I believed exceeded the normal rotation range of the HS-322 servo (it doesn't).

The modification apply only to specific gauges and the flap gauge is apparently not one of them.

Maurice

[737NUT]

Where is the simkits experts that replied ealier, my question is still unanswered to this day!

I'll stick to modifying real gauges, easier and cheaper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Niben]

Hello everyone, I bought a whole 737 gauges from simkits, they all work but the Diff Pressure and Cabin Alt, don't work at all I have tried several values, but nothing seems to work I'm using the pmsystems 106 I'm going to update to the latest version but I guess that won't make any difference, hope someone could help me, thanks.