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Michaels Web Site
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Date: 4-6-2013
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Number of Hours: 0.75
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Brief Description: Figure how to mount GPS
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- In the previous log entry for today I noted the cutting down of the baffles to fit the cowl. There is a fair amount of the front baffles that, uncut, are 1" to 1-1/2" away from the cowl! It's only supposed to be 1/2" max. See photo 1. So I think I'm going to have to ADD some aluminum to make the baffles reach closer to the front of the cowl.
- I have a shut-off valve that I set up to work via a pushrod that can come to the face of the instrument panel. Some people have done this and have the pushrod come out UNDER the instrument panel. I might do that, but I would prefer it came FROM the panel. So I made a cardboard mockup of the center of my panel, with instruments. Then I poked a hole in the cardboard to see if the rod would hit anything (photo 2). It did hit the bottom cross member of the panel, and since that is structural I don't want to cut it. So I cut the hole up higher, but it's getting very close to the EIFS instrument. I will need to do a little more precise testing.
- Finally, I need to find a way to mount my GPS. Currently I have an Anywhere Map that I have had for a very long time. It still works, but it's getting long in the tooth and the company is not doing well, and may eventually not offer updates anymore. So I have looked at GPS software that runs on an Android tablet like the Nexus 7.
I ordered an extra Anywhere Map mount, and a cheap Nexus mount. It turns out they both have the SAME male/female mounting connections! So I can plan for the AWM for now, and switch over later to a tablet.
In photo 3 I show the AWM and Nexus, face down, with their mounts showing. The mounting arm on the left has been CUT. The piece on the far left will be discarded. The piece remaining is a ball joint with the male end of the common mounting plate.
The ball joint is locked in place with a knob that has a screw through it. So I took a piece of aluminum to simulate the instrument panel and drilled a hole to accept the screw. So the ball joint will be on the cockpit-side of the instrument panel, and
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There is a lot more than 1/2" between this baffle and the cowl!
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Testing a pushrod location for the fuel shutoff.
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My GPS mount that will accept multiple mounting plates.
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