M20D6607U Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 The face plate is leaking on my airspeed indicator. Mid-Continent will not service it. M20D/C If you have one please let me know. Thanks Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 Did you try another instrument shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M20D6607U Posted July 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 I have calls into a couple. Also Faeth Aircraft parts are near here in Sacramento. All I want is a face plate gasket. Mid-Continent said the hands are 'radio active' or Hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Pressley Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Pressley Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 either of these work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 Ron, Do you have the original clock on the yoke as well...? It may have glow in the dark hands too. The glow in the dark hands have gone out of use in the the 70s..? there may be a few different hands and faces of instruments that got that treatment... California Probably has written laws outlawing such things... Not incredibly hazardous... but not needed either... since the invention of the LED... May require sending to a shop outside of CA... Best regards, -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 looks to me like the hands have been repainted in the past. The radium paint usually looks thicker and a bit crumbly. When I was a kid we always used old watch hands to build our cloud chambers. Where are kids supposed to get their radioactive material these days? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 You could always just ask the instrument shop for a gasket and lay it on top of glare shield. It may magically install itself one night when nobody is looking.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M20D6607U Posted July 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 10 hours ago, acpartswhse said: The second one should work as it has the same markings. Hopefully the face plate is just dirty. Thank you Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M20D6607U Posted July 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 6 hours ago, N201MKTurbo said: looks to me like the hands have been repainted in the past. The radium paint usually looks thicker and a bit crumbly. When I was a kid we always used old watch hands to build our cloud chambers. Where are kids supposed to get their radioactive material these days? 6 hours ago, carusoam said: Ron, Do you have the original clock on the yoke as well...? It may have glow in the dark hands too. The glow in the dark hands have gone out of use in the the 70s..? there may be a few different hands and faces of instruments that got that treatment... California Probably has written laws outlawing such things... Not incredibly hazardous... but not needed either... since the invention of the LED... May require sending to a shop outside of CA... Best regards, -a- Thank you for the reply I called Pacific Southwest Instruments and the are looking up the face plate gasket. I hope someone will sneak in my hangar and replace the gasket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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