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Fun Gauge
Ron Wanttaja wrote:
On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 02:19:30 GMT, "keepitrunning" wrote: "Ron Wanttaja" wrote: Well...it's not exactly an "either/or" situation. Check out the panel mounting of an ICOM IC-A5 in my Fly Baby: http://www.wanttaja.com/hhrad2.JPG Ron, that is so cool, I want a fun gauge! Any suggestions as to where I might find one? Your junk box, if you're lucky. The Fun Meter started out as a small voltmeter made out of plastic. Once disassembled, the meter face was found to be a small plastic disk held in place with a couple of tiny screws. I noted the size, drew up my own meter, printed it on photo paper, and glued it over the old face. Reassemble the meter, and the rest is history: http://www.bowersflybaby.com/stories/meter.JPG Originally, I kept the original needle movement but the needle eventually broke when I had to take the meter apart to replace the paper face. I now use just a scrap of white-insulated wire. I've got a large empty instrument hole where the old radio used to go, and I'm considering some kind of similar goofy project. Currently, I've just got a Fly Baby logo in the hole... http://www.wanttaja.com/hhrad2.JPG (Towards the bottom) ... but I'd like to put in either a dummy radar or possibly a "weapons status" display. Ron Wanttaja How about a retractible cup holder or phaser/warp drive panel? In the Air Farce one of our mockups had an instrument hole covered by a square of alumininum labelled "phaser/warp drive." It was even once written up by QC as "phaser/warp drive panel missing screws" since it was held in place by 2 screws instead of 4 with 2 screw holes open. You tax dollars at w**k Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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