Brief Description: Started drop down fuse block panel.
After two more days of home maintenence and spring planting of flowers, today I cut metal and drilled holes for the drop down fuse block panel.
I sized the panel to hold two fuse blocks, one for 12 fuses and one for 16 fuses. The panel is 6" wide x 11" long which will hold the two fuse blocks and 4 Adel clamps for the wires. I had seen a couple examples on the internet but came up with my own measurements and attaching scheme. My panel is more narrow because it must clear all the switches that are on the instrument subpanel. The forward subpanel side of the panel is riveted to a piano hinge which will be screwed to the subpanel with four #8 srews and nuts. That way I can later remove the panel if necessary. The instrument panel side of the drop down panel will connect to two brackets riveted to the Affordable Panels stiffener angle and will attach to the brackets with two 1/4 turn camlocs. I then scuffed, deburred, cleaned and primed the parts.
Tomorrow I'll rivet the hinge, connection tangs, camloc receptacles to the brackets, and then the brackets to the instrument panel frame stiffner. Most of the rivets will be machine countersunk so that everything mates up flush.
Fuse block panel needs to clear switches and leave space for wires.
The panel is 6" wide X 11" long for two fuse blocks.
Panel clecoed in the dropped position with attach brackets showing on instrument panel frame.
