Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.103] (HELO ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c1) with ESMTP id 744131 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 18 Feb 2005 07:58:03 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.103; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-185-127.carolina.rr.com [24.74.185.127]) by ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j1ICvECi022589 for ; Fri, 18 Feb 2005 07:57:15 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <001201c515b9$624fb0d0$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Digital Fuel Monitoring System Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 07:57:20 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000F_01C5158F.7942E160" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C5158F.7942E160 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Geez, Finn, I was unaware that there was a "protocol" for resistor sizes = on PC boards. Seriously, is there some reason (vibration?) for forcing = resistors all the way to the board or is it just "esthetics?". Ed A ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Finn Lassen=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:06 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Digital Fuel Monitoring System Nice. I assume those resistors are just temporary until you get hold of = smaller ones that can actually rest on the PCB rather than hanging in = their legs? I know it's not flight critical, but still... Finn Ed Anderson wrote: 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 ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01C5158F.7942E160 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Geez, Finn, I was unaware that there = was a=20 "protocol" for resistor sizes on PC boards.  Seriously, is there = some=20 reason (vibration?) for forcing resistors all the way to the board or is = it just=20 "esthetics?".
 
Ed A
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Finn=20 Lassen
Sent: Thursday, February 17, = 2005 11:06=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Digital Fuel=20 Monitoring System

Nice.

I assume those resistors are just = temporary until=20 you get hold of smaller ones that can actually rest on the PCB rather = than=20 hanging in their legs? I know it's not flight critical, but=20 still...

Finn

Ed Anderson wrote:
Here are a couple of photos of my = homebrew=20 digital fuel monitoring system, I have mentioned in the past (seems = like=20 I've been working on it forever).  Got the PC board in today = and got it=20 mostly populated with the components.  It will sit in a 2 1/4"=20 instrument case with the LCD extending out past the boundary of the=20 case.  I plan on trying some vacuum molding of thin ABS plastic = to form=20 a  attractive front cover.
 
The front panel shows the = LCD display=20 screen as well as the push buttons for loading fuel, setting alarms = and=20 selecting which screen you wish to display.  The center shaft = controls=20 the LCD backlite so it will be visible either in day or = night.
 
Hopefully, I have designed and = constructed the=20 board properly (my first microcomputer/controller board) and if so, = then the=20 software (which I have completed)  will be loaded and it will = be=20 installed in the aircraft for testing.  I certainly plan on = having it=20 installed for Sun & Fun.
 
Ed
 
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