Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #17407
From: Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Digital Fuel Monitoring System
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 23:02:09 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Thanks, Iceman
 
Had to borrow the wife's large, lighted sewing magnifying apparatus - can do alright on the hole-through components, but those surface mount chips are just too small for old eyes {:>).  If the circuit checks out tomorrow I will apply power and see if I can get the chip programmed.
 
Ed
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Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 10:47 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Digital Fuel Monitoring System

Looks good Ed
 
Iceman
-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On Behalf Of Ed Anderson
Sent: February 17, 2005 10:00 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Digital Fuel Monitoring System

Here are a couple of photos of my homebrew digital fuel monitoring system, I have mentioned in the past (seems like I've been working on it forever).  Got the PC board in today and got it mostly populated with the components.  It will sit in a 2 1/4" instrument case with the LCD extending out past the boundary of the case.  I plan on trying some vacuum molding of thin ABS plastic to form a  attractive front cover.
 
The front panel shows the LCD display screen as well as the push buttons for loading fuel, setting alarms and selecting which screen you wish to display.  The center shaft controls the LCD backlite so it will be visible either in day or night.
 
Hopefully, I have designed and constructed the board properly (my first microcomputer/controller board) and if so, then the software (which I have completed)  will be loaded and it will be installed in the aircraft for testing.  I certainly plan on having it installed for Sun & Fun.
 
Ed
 
 
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
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