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Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 08:38:30 -0500
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
From: Joseph M Berki <Joseph.M.Berki@grc.nasa.gov>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Digital Fuel Monitoring System
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Ed,
         What processor are you using?  Nice job.

Joe Berki
Limo EZ

At 07:57 AM 2/18/2005 -0500, you (Ed Anderson) wrote:
>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 -----
>From: <mailto:finn.lassen@verizon.net>Finn Lassen
>To: <mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net>Rotary motors in aircraft
>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
>>

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Ed,<br>
<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>What
processor are you using?&nbsp; Nice job.<br><br>
Joe Berki<br>
Limo EZ<br><br>
At 07:57 AM 2/18/2005 -0500, you (Ed Anderson) wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>Geez,
Finn, I was unaware that there was a &quot;protocol&quot; for resistor
sizes on PC boards.&nbsp; Seriously, is there some reason (vibration?)
for forcing resistors all the way to the board or is it just
&quot;esthetics?&quot;.</font><br>
&nbsp;<br>
<font face="arial" size=2>Ed A</font>
<dl>
<dd>----- Original Message ----- 
<dd>From:</b> <a href="mailto:finn.lassen@verizon.net">Finn Lassen</a> 
<dd>To:</b> <a href="mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net">Rotary motors in
aircraft</a> 
<dd>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:06 PM
<dd>Subject:</b> [FlyRotary] Re: Digital Fuel Monitoring System<br><br>

<dd>Nice.<br><br>

<dd>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...<br><br>

<dd>Finn<br><br>

<dd>Ed Anderson
wrote:<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>
<dd>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).&nbsp; Got the PC board in today and got it mostly populated
with the components.&nbsp; It will sit in a 2 1/4&quot; instrument case
with the LCD extending out past the boundary of the case.&nbsp; I plan on
trying some vacuum molding of thin ABS plastic to form a&nbsp; attractive
front cover.</font>
<dd>&nbsp;<font face="arial" size=2>
<dd>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.&nbsp; The center shaft controls the LCD backlite so it
will be visible either in day or night.</font>
<dd>&nbsp;<font face="arial" size=2>
<dd>Hopefully, I have designed and constructed the board properly (my
first microcomputer/controller board) and if so, then the software (which
I have completed)&nbsp; will be loaded and it will be installed in the
aircraft for testing.&nbsp; I certainly plan on having it installed for
Sun &amp; Fun.</font>
<dd>&nbsp;<font face="arial" size=2>
<dd>Ed</font>
<dd>&nbsp;</blockquote>
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