StevenL757 Posted July 3, 2016 Report Posted July 3, 2016 So after a few weeks of delays due to panel cutting and then silk screening 3rd party vendor delays, I finally completed acceptance testing and brought her home today. I'm thrilled. :-) 11 Quote
donkaye Posted July 3, 2016 Report Posted July 3, 2016 1 hour ago, StevenL757 said: So after a few weeks of delays due to panel cutting and then silk screening 3rd party vendor delays, I finally completed acceptance testing and brought her home today. I'm thrilled. :-) I like the blue hue lights. What glare shield lights did you get? You will get more screen space on the ESI 500 if you change the setup to not darken the airspeed and altitude tapes. (See picture attached) Also, there is an L3 sticker that came with the ESI 500 to cover the screw in the lower left corner of the unit. I hadn't put mine on yet, either, when this picture was taken. Quote
StevenL757 Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Posted July 3, 2016 Can't remember what brand the lights are (I'll ask the guys on Tuesday) but we replaced the factory pot switches/dials with Max-Dim controllers...the shop swears by them. We went with blue LED; given red messes up colors on charts, and white kills your night vision. Good eye on the ESI speed and alt tapes. I did read about it in the manual earlier in the week, but forgot to change it today. Also didn't get around to putting the L3 logo over that panel screw. I'm thinking about leaving it off, but will try and see if I like it. The GTN 650 came along too far into the installation (bought it separately, as I had extra money in the budget for the unit, but ran short of installation costs) so it's sitting new in boxes in my den. We'll probably get around to installing it near end of this year to replace the KX165 and drop the autopilot about 3/4-inch in the panel. The wiring from the breaker panel is in place, and the antenna cabling has been pulled from the GA37 and capped behind the KX165, so most leg work for that is pretty much done. Steve 1 Quote
Godfather Posted July 3, 2016 Report Posted July 3, 2016 Looks great! I was thinking to myself that a 650 would look great in that spot... Quote
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