Yetti Posted October 20, 2019 Report Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) started with crimpers and wires. then metal work Edited October 20, 2019 by Yetti 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alextstone Posted October 20, 2019 Report Share Posted October 20, 2019 Just now, Yetti said: started with crimpers and wires. then metal work photos of the creature?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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carusoam Posted October 21, 2019 Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 The Journey has begun! Go Mythical fury creature!!! Good luck with the hardware install... really looking forward to the inflight pics! Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted October 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2019 So many thermocouples 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSMooniac Posted October 22, 2019 Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 Enjoy! What are you doing for autopilot?Sent from my LG-US996 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted October 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 10 hours ago, KSMooniac said: Enjoy! What are you doing for autopilot? Sent from my LG-US996 using Tapatalk Waiting for the Dynon solution. Funny enough I was reading last night that the D10A will drive an AP. It is required for the backup for the Skyview. The D10A is just powered up in the STC solution. has a 4 hour battery. The plan is: This is phase 1 with the 7" screen in the two radio stacks. Key features will be the ADSB and some Engine monitoring (and all the flight instruments stuff as a bonus) Phase 1.5 will be add the second radio in back and finish the engine Monitoring. Only did CHT and EGT in phase 1. Phase 2 will be the replace the primary steam 6 pack with a 10" monitor. Phase 3 will be pull all the vacuum and add the Dynon A/P servos. I did learn that the Brittain Accutrack will take ARINC inputs for left and right. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Marauder Posted October 22, 2019 Report Share Posted October 22, 2019 31 minutes ago, steingar said: Too short. Our Yetti is huge (and better looking). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browncbr1 Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, Yetti said: I did learn that the Brittain Accutrack will take ARINC inputs for left and right. Brittain uses low voltage signals + right and - left. Both accutrack and accuflite work this way. ARINC won’t work unless I was smoking crack when I did all my install a few years ago. The box needs the standard 1v per three degrees deflection and the gain should be adjusted to deliver 4.5v to the bi805 at full 20degree deflection.. Edited October 23, 2019 by Browncbr1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted October 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 38 minutes ago, Browncbr1 said: Brittain uses low voltage signals + right and - left. Both accutrack and accuflite work this way. ARINC won’t work unless I was smoking crack when I did all my install a few years ago. The box needs the standard 1v per three degrees deflection and the gain should be adjusted to deliver 4.5v to the bi805 at full 20degree deflection.. http://67m20e.com/Manual No. 11990-1 Mooney Navigation Coupler Operation and Service Instructions.pdf Section 2.2 2.2 There are considerable differences in the electrical characteristics of radio navigation equipment of various models and makes. They are divided into two categories: ARINC Standard and non-ARINC Standard equipment. A. Radio navigation equipment meeting ARINC Standards has provisions for three or more 1,000 ohm loads. Autopilot coupling may be connected across the VOR meter output without changing existing loads. All ARINC Standard equipment will provide adequate signal levels for optimum Autopilot Nav-Coupler operation Still researching..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted October 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 We are a bit far away but someone was saying that Stratux can't do serial. https://github.com/cyoung/stratux/wiki/Stratux-Serial-output-for-EFIS's-that-support-GDL90-over-serial. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browncbr1 Posted October 23, 2019 Report Share Posted October 23, 2019 10 hours ago, Yetti said: http://67m20e.com/Manual No. 11990-1 Mooney Navigation Coupler Operation and Service Instructions.pdf Section 2.2 2.2 There are considerable differences in the electrical characteristics of radio navigation equipment of various models and makes. They are divided into two categories: ARINC Standard and non-ARINC Standard equipment. A. Radio navigation equipment meeting ARINC Standards has provisions for three or more 1,000 ohm loads. Autopilot coupling may be connected across the VOR meter output without changing existing loads. All ARINC Standard equipment will provide adequate signal levels for optimum Autopilot Nav-Coupler operation Still researching..... That excerpt is talking about radio nav systems in general. Not the Brittain autopilot. The Brittain autopilot uses bi-polar voltage inputs to get left and right signals. You can get this from something like a KI-208/209 that has analog L&R bi-polar outputs. In any case, although I haven’t read up on your dynon system, it should be able to output this type of bi-polar signal. G5a and Aspens can do it. You might have to use a custom configuration to get it right. The G5s have a standard Cessna 300 AP configuration that is pretty close to correct, but in a custom configuration, you can adjust the levels optimally. Goood luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted December 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 Took about an hour to extract. For those that wonder why old wires get left behind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted December 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 I still have no clue what the square molex plug goes to. it was connected to mic key and mic input. So I would guess it was some kind of anunciator. I recall the box had some relays in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted December 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2019 Even Mooney left spare wires in. There are 6 more in the engine bay that may get wacked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted December 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2019 Oh and we are on panel 2. Forgot the yoke on the first one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted December 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 (edited) So many pretty Colors Edited December 28, 2019 by Yetti 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted December 28, 2019 Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 It’s alive! Go Yetti! Is that the most complex electronic device you have installed in a vehicle? Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradp Posted December 28, 2019 Report Share Posted December 28, 2019 The blue smoke colors the sky and looks like it stayed in the box. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted December 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 6 hours ago, carusoam said: It’s alive! Go Yetti! Is that the most complex electronic device you have installed in a vehicle? Best regards, -a- Probably the most wires..... For this round we are only hooking up Tach, Voltage, Amp charge/discharge. CHT and EGT. The system that I used to install in Mixer trucks was comparable in complexity. transmitted on a Data Channel, had a voice channel, and a receiver to get location. Also had the capability to monitor the truck engine and such. But we did not hook that up. I have prewired the Second display and run wires for a remote radio and the A/P Servos. so lots of extra time, that will save time for the next Phase. Need to upgrade the Audio panel, so Really thinking about a PS Engineering PAR200B that integrates with the remote mount radio. Keeping the KX155 so will still have VOR and glidescope as redundancy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted December 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2019 A little pirep on the Dynon system. It is pretty advanced. There are diagnostic screens built into the system. Like you can go in and tell what the thermocouples are reporting for temperature. There was a cabling issue with the Magnatometer out on the wing and Dynon pointed it out. Very helpful for an installer and will also eliminate the "Hey my cylinder temp is broken" thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted December 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 Even though this stuff is kind of my job.... I it is still kind of amazing. Pull out on the runway and a runway appears on the screen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder Posted December 31, 2019 Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 Even though this stuff is kind of my job.... I it is still kind of amazing. Pull out on the runway and a runway appears on the screen. I do admire you for taking this on. I’m only a small Yetti but a large Yetti like you, with big Yetti hands, must find it challenging to get into the bowels of the space behind the panel. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yetti Posted December 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2019 1 hour ago, Marauder said: I do admire you for taking this on. I’m only a small Yetti but a large Yetti like you, with big Yetti hands, must find it challenging to get into the bowels of the space behind the panel. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Ha ha. So I still have the com access ports in front of the windscreen. Not sure how it would be done without those. Funny thing today I actually kind of got my hand stuck Between the Brittian Valve and tubular frame on the pilots side. Went in fine, hard time getting out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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