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riveteddragon(at)gmail.co
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 9:08 am Post subject: Headset & oxygen mounts

I'm working on the fuse right now, and before I start closing out panels, I'm trying to figure out my wire/tubing runs.  It looks like inside the side panels is the best answer for the most part, but I was wondering where people were putting their headset jacks and oxygen ports, especially for the back seat.  Toward the front of the armrest type panel on top?  Recess one into the side of that panel?  Into the seat back support bar?  Mounted on the tunnel somehow?  Anything that works particularly well, or that you wouldn't do if you had it to do again?

Steven DeFord

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Bob Turner

Joined: 03 Jan 2009
Posts: 885
Location: Castro Valley, CA

Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 10:31 am Post subject: Re: Headset & oxygen mounts

I do not have a good answer. My front seat jacks are on the support rail at the bottom of the panel, low and outboard. That works okay. For the back seats they're where you suggested, on the forward part of the arm rest. This seems okay in flight but on exiting, passengers have no good place to park their headsets other than on the seat. This can cause a bit of an issue when it's time to re-board. Sometimes I just let them deal with it; other times I unplug the headsets, park them on the center tunnel, board the passengers, then hand them the headsets and show them where to plug them in. It works but I think there's probably a better way.

For O2, I use a portable tank on top of the tunnel, regulator between the front seats, tied to the seat belt anchors so it won't go anywhere in a sudden stop, or turbulence. Permanent systems tend to move the cg aft, which for most loadings is not what you want. And extra weight when you don't need it. Of course they look nicer.



PS 925 area code? You're welcome to come out to LVK if you want to look at my -10 (pretty spartan, but light) if you want to try out locations.

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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 11:04 am Post subject: Headset & oxygen mounts

Re: headsets, thanks.  Seats far enough back that the headset plugs sticking up aren't in anyone's way?



Re: oxygen:  right-- I was going to plumb in connections, but put the cylinder somewhere (was thinking baggage bay, but I like the between seats idea) it could be easily removed for filling and to save weight-- the tubing and connectors seem light enough to install permanently, but being able to pull out ~20# of cylinder (and not having to deal with having to fill from a transfill system on the ramp) seemed like a good idea.



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		   On Sep 22, 2015, at 11:31, Bob Turner <bobturner(at)alum.rpi.edu> wrote:

 

 

 

 I do not have a good answer. My front seat jacks are on the support rail at the bottom of the panel, low and outboard. That works okay. For the back seats they're where you suggested, on the forward part of the arm rest. This seems okay in flight but on exiting, passengers have no good place to park their headsets other than on the seat. This can cause a bit of an issue when it's time to re-board. Sometimes I just let them deal with it; other times I unplug the headsets, park them on the center tunnel, board the passengers, then hand them the headsets and show them where to plug them in. It works but I think there's probably a better way.

 For O2, I use a portable tank on top of the tunnel, regulator between the front seats, tied to the seat belt anchors so it won't go anywhere in a sudden stop, or turbulence. Permanent systems tend to move the cg aft, which for most loadings is not what you want. And extra weight when you don't need it. Of course they look nicer.

 

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carl.froehlich(at)verizon
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 12:19 pm Post subject: Headset & oxygen mounts

I wanted headset jack locations that did not force a headset cable to go

over a lap, or get kicked.  



Oxygen is a AL-415 (14 cu-ft) cylinder from Mountain High mounted on the

tunnel cover.  It is held in place by the case and straps it came with, the

straps attached under the appropriate tunnel cover screws.  Very easy in and

out.  I did a two week trip out west with a lot time at 13K-14K, two people

and used less than half of the bottle.



Carl



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Mauledriver(at)nc.rr.com
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2015 6:09 pm Post subject: Headset & oxygen mounts

I had fun working out solutions for       both things on my project.

       

       I decided on powered Bose jack for the front seats;  no batteries,       always on.  I located them on the side wall below the seat pan.        Included a regular jack for the front as well and combined them       into a single bracket that has worked very well.  I decided to the       double jacks in the front early enough to have my wiring harness       delivered with it all wired up.  Front         Seat Jacks

       

       For the rear seat I put the regular jacks on a small bracket on       the vertical post facing the arm rest.  That seems to be a good       location to avoid passenger damage.  I didn't put the powered       jacks in the back because I already had some Bose phones with       regular jacks... and it's the back seat.

       

       I built a center console to house the O2 tank.  It's configured so       that the lines can be connected by lifting a hatch.  No built in       fixtures.  It works great - and really provides an ideal iPad       mount.   A lot of effort was spent here mainly because I wanted to       learn more about composite work.  There are simpler solutions....        O2         Console with iPad Mount

       

       Good luck and have fun!

       

       

       

       

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I'm working on the fuse right now, and before I start closing out panels, I'm trying to figure out my wire/tubing runs.  It looks like inside the side panels is the best answer for the most part, but I was wondering where people were putting their headset jacks and oxygen ports, especially for the back seat.  Toward the front of the armrest type panel on top?  Recess one into the side of that panel?  Into the seat back support bar?  Mounted on the tunnel somehow?  Anything that works particularly well, or that you wouldn't do if you had it to do again?

Steven DeFord



	
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