RogueOne Posted October 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 Looks like vertical mount would fit there if we “lose” the strikefinder. I am being convinced based on losing gauges to failure reality. I see no place for strikefinder without a major panel redo that IS NOT HAPPENING (my final answer) I went from NO on 900 to yes, but someday lol... Thanks for the convincing/voices of reason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 For those that have...Is it POSSIBLE to fit a 900 in the space available with removal of strike finder and fuel totalizer? That’s where mine is:Tom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 Looks like vertical mount would fit there if we “lose” the strikefinder. I am being convinced based on losing gauges to failure reality. I see no place for strikefinder without a major panel redo that IS NOT HAPPENING (my final answer) I went from NO on 900 to yes, but someday lol... Thanks for the convincing/voices of reason... I did a 930 when I did my panel, precisely to save the incremental bleeding due to dying factory gauges and sensors. I’m very happy with it. My factory fuel level senders were working fine so I drew the line there. They are accurate enough and the totalizer is dead nuts accurate. I know within a gallon how much is in each tank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIm20c Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 7 hours ago, RogueOne said: Looks like vertical mount would fit there if we “lose” the strikefinder. I am being convinced based on losing gauges to failure reality. I see no place for strikefinder without a major panel redo that IS NOT HAPPENING (my final answer) I went from NO on 900 to yes, but someday lol... Thanks for the convincing/voices of reason... I’d slide the backup AI to the right replacing the fuel totalizer. The 900 placed vertical extending into the old gauge strip location should work very well. ...thinking by he end of this thread we’ll have you talked into a nice new panel with a g3x 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 I’d slide the backup AI to the right replacing the fuel totalizer. The 900 placed vertical extending into the old gauge strip location should work very well. The 900 does everything the fuel totalizer does. I’d pull it and sell it, there is plenty of old timer CBs who will need spares for their outdated equipment. Ditto for engine gauges.Tom 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIm20c Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 1 hour ago, ArtVandelay said: The 900 does everything the fuel totalizer does. I’d pull it and sell it, there is plenty of old timer CBs who will need spares for their outdated equipment. Ditto for engine gauges. Tom I agree, the 900 being primary there is no question it can replace the totalizer. However, I’m not so sure about the 830 being a legal replacement for that sensor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldguy Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 3 hours ago, MIm20c said: I’d slide the backup AI to the right replacing the fuel totalizer. The 900 placed vertical extending into the old gauge strip location should work very well. ^^^^^^ This is a good recommendation. With a Missile, you may find yourself flying farther (in the same amount of time as the E) and a bit higher. I would really want to keep the Strikefinder since weather can "happen" rather quickly in the summer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 13 hours ago, RogueOne said: Looks like vertical mount would fit there if we “lose” the strikefinder. I am being convinced based on losing gauges to failure reality. I see no place for strikefinder without a major panel redo that IS NOT HAPPENING (my final answer) I went from NO on 900 to yes, but someday lol... Thanks for the convincing/voices of reason... As an avionics junkie, I could spend your money a million different ways. Instead, I will provide considerations. I would not look at this as a short term solution for now if you have ANY future plans for avionics upgrades. I have learned that if I had planned for my future avionics earlier, I would have saved money by not repaying for work a second time. There is one exception, the engine monitor. > You are flying behind an expensive engine. I would make sure whatever monitor solution you select has the ability to show all critical data points in flight and has the ability to download the data for someone to look at. The folks at Savvy have helped me numerous times interpreting strange engine data. And for the 830 to 900 comparison - I originally installed an 830 only to pull it 18 months later for a 900. Why? When a factory gauge fails, it is a PITA to pull the gauge and send it out for a repair (plus pricey). > As mentioned above, the StormScope is a real time tool and regardless if you are flying around thunderstorms or not, it has value. My WX-500 will show real time strike activity of building cumulus clouds. People think that a StormScope only shows thunderstorms. It doesn't. If a cloud is building into a thunderstorm, I will see those strikes and it indicates the potential for turbulence associated with the building cumulus cloud. Good luck on the decision. Avionics Junkie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 I agree, the 900 being primary there is no question it can replace the totalizer. However, I’m not so sure about the 830 being a legal replacement for that sensor. Depends if it’s listed as required equipment I think, I replaced mine with 830, no problems.Tom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIm20c Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 1 hour ago, ArtVandelay said: Depends if it’s listed as required equipment I think, I replaced mine with 830, no problems. Tom I think your J had fuel pressure? Normally one or the other is required or at least a good idea. I don’t think Rogue’s panel has pressure info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtVandelay Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 I think your J had fuel pressure? Normally one or the other is required or at least a good idea. I don’t think Rogue’s panel has pressure info. Pretty sure it’s in his 6x1 instrument cluster, photo is a little grainy, but I think is 3rd from left.Tom 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlunseth Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 I was the fella that suggested the primary 930, I think it would give you a lot of panel space. But let me also give you the counterpoint. There are failure modes of the 930 that leave you without any gauges at all. To be certified as primary the system must have a small digital strip called a Remote Alert Display (RAD). The RAD will read out MP and RPM, and other parameters if they become critical, if the main display goes down. However, if you ever find yourself in a circumstance where you must switch the Master off, you lose both. Of course the same thing would happen with all the electrically powered gauges on your panel. There has also been a problem with an autodim circuit that was installed in the later model 930’s. Some of the autodims would dim both the screen and the RAD to black. There was some discussion of the problem on Beechtalk. I recently sent mine in to have the unit modified so I could use CiES senders (digital). When it came back I had the problem. It did not appear to be recoverable, in other words I could not hit the DIM button and then brighten the display, or correct the problem by resetting the breaker, it would just dim to black again. We sent it back, JPI reprogrammed it, then it dimmed again the first evening I used it. After that though, the problem has not yet re-appeared. Hopefully JPI has the problem corrected by now. I have never had a problem flying or landing the plane with these events. Just know that it is possible to have a failure of all the gauges. If I had to do the install over, I might leave that MP gauge over on the right side of the panel. Might never need to use it in the life of the plane, but then again... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueOne Posted October 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 21 hours ago, ArtVandelay said: Pretty sure it’s in his 6x1 instrument cluster, photo is a little grainy, but I think is 3rd from left. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austintatious Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) Well, things are not going good for me on the engine monitoring front. I still have 1 estimate to come in, but all others have been incredibly expensive for an EDM900. I cannot even fathom how they give me the quotes with a strait face. EDM advertised @ 30 hours to install... to be safe lets say it will take 60 and they are charging 100.00 per hour. That would be 6000.00 for install and 5k for the unit.. 11 grand ish .. I would do that in a heartbeat. However the quotes have come in at 20K + I looked into an upgrade to an Insight G3 from my 603. However that kit is 3500.00 and has a TON of sensors which puts me right back into HOURS and HOURS of labor. At that point I would just do the EDM 900 and rid myself of the old gauges. BUT, I had the idea .... what if I just replaced the unreadable 603 head that has no data acquisition ( insight says they do NOT repair them anymore) with a G3 display, which is compatible with all the existing sensors AND can log data. That would be a SIMPLE head change. So I asked Insight about purchasing JUST a G3 display ( and all new CHT sensors) and was told that they dont Sell just the head with a few choice sensors. The only thing they are willing to do is sell me an entire kit... I cant believe it. I cannot see why anyone would choose such a kit over the EDM900 when there is very little money to be saved in doing so. They would rather shun me than help me out and secure me for future purchases. I mean If I had the G3 in my plane, it would make sense to just start expanding the sensors going to it over time. IE: perhaps I decide I want to feed it fuel flow, so I buy their sensor and install it. So here you have a company that will not support their older units and are unwilling to offer an affordable plug and play replacement for those units. All the while pricing their inferior solution right up there with much much superior units. (edm900 vs G3 capabilities are leaps apart) I am at the moment VERY put off by Insight, so much so that now I do not even want to purchase the replacement CHT sensor that I need if I just stay with the 603 till the adsb gold run by the avionics shops dies down. Edited October 10, 2019 by Austintatious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 48 minutes ago, Austintatious said: So here you have a company that will not support their older units and are unwilling to offer an affordable plug and play replacement for those units. All the while pricing their inferior solution right up there with much much superior units. (edm900 vs G3 capabilities are leaps apart) Remember that the guys that sell parts for certified airplanes have a lot of regulatory stuff to comply with. They may want to sell you stuff, but they're only allowed to sell it in certain configurations for certain airplanes, or they'd have to spend a ton of money recertifying for that change. So, it may not be the vendor, it may just be the way the system is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austintatious Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 3 hours ago, EricJ said: Remember that the guys that sell parts for certified airplanes have a lot of regulatory stuff to comply with. They may want to sell you stuff, but they're only allowed to sell it in certain configurations for certain airplanes, or they'd have to spend a ton of money recertifying for that change. So, it may not be the vendor, it may just be the way the system is. You may be right, but it begs the questions: Why wouldnt they explain that to me? If I already had a G3 system, would they sell me a new display if mine broke and was out of warranty? If I bought the entire kit, is there anything that requires me to install every feature? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, Austintatious said: If I bought the entire kit, is there anything that requires me to install every feature? Since it has an STC it has to be installed per the STC and the installation instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austintatious Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 Just now, EricJ said: Since it has an STC it has to be installed per the STC and the installation instructions. fair enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 I know a couple of shops in Texas that would likely charge 40 hours for an EDM900 install. An A&P will charge less per hour than an Avionics shop and either can do it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueOne Posted October 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 1 hour ago, gsxrpilot said: I know a couple of shops in Texas that would likely charge 40 hours for an EDM900 install. An A&P will charge less per hour than an Avionics shop and either can do it. Absolutely. My A&P installed our G3 in our old plane. I will definitely have them do the 900 when we get there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmo Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 I think there is a G4 in the for sale section, if you can find a spot that won't require too much redoing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_Belville Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 I was charged for 36 hours for the installation of my EDM 930. It was part of a complete panel redo so the shop saved some time vs. a stand alone installation. As I recall their normal charge is 40 hours.You might call @AGL for a quote even if you’re not in the East.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradp Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 I also recall 40 hrs being pretty average. In fact I’d want an AP to be the one messing around with my fuel line anyway. Remember you can be working under a repair station without being an AP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIm20c Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 For the OP what is the estimated time to install an 830 with similar sensors? IIRC the fuel level interface on the 900 was extremely easy to do. My guess is the 900 install labor would only be a few hundred more (not including the time to remove the old instruments). I think another important advantage is not having to double up probs on the tit and egt/cht (single cylinder). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryb Posted October 12, 2019 Report Share Posted October 12, 2019 My A&P shop installed my EDM900 for 40 hours labor flat rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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