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jhall2(at)earthlink.net
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 8:44 pm Post subject: Installing Gary's Eyebrow

I'm going to get around to installing Gary's Eyebrown in my Cheetah "real

soon now".  I have a couple of questions.

1.  I've made a sheet metal box of my own design to replace the cheesy

plastic thing on the left side of the cockpit.  My box splits into a back

piece which all the electrical stuff mounts to and a front piece (with the

placard about spinning and stuff) which is attached to the back piece with

tiny sheet metal screws. It will have three circuit breakers, a 5 A for the

ultravision lights under the eyebrow, a 1 A for the new map light, and

another 1 A for a noise cancelling headset power outlet.  The question: How

should I mount the box to the honeycomb?  I don't want to drill, and I don't

want to glue the box on so I can't get it off.  I need access to the back of

the back piece to attach or remove the light.  I'm thinking click bond

studs, which may be way over kill.  Other suggestions?



2.  Using Gary's wiring diagram, I'm considering running the map light off

of 51LA2 and putting a switch (also connected to 51LA2) to turn the dome

light on with 5LA5.  That puts the map light and new breaker in series with

the 5 A fuse mounted on the battery box.  Is this a big no no?  (two failure

points, but only for non essential lights, still...)   Maybe I need to run a

new wire from the bus to run the light through the breaker, and just use

51LA2 and 5LA5 for the dome light alone.  I have to run a new wire to the

bus for the ultravisions anyway so I could just create a mini bus inside my

box for the three new breakers.  Any suggestions? Comments?



3.  I hate the cheesy red lights on the two side panels and on the standard

eyebrow and plan to dump them and just keep the compass light.  I'm guessing

that 51LB6 is the left side light which will be eliminated and that 51LB4

goes to both the compass light and the right side panel light.  Is that

correct?



Thanks for any suggestions,



Jim Hall

N9744U (STILL with the crummy factory eyebrow.)

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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 9:47 pm Post subject: Installing Gary's Eyebrow

Jim, you're making it way too complicated. But, I guess to each his own.

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Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 5:35 am Post subject: Installing Gary's Eyebrow

Simplify it for  me! 



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Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 8:20 pm Post subject: Installing Gary's Eyebrow

I think I have the instructions on my web site.  make the installation look clean.  just like it would have been done if it were a clean sheet.  



First, the side pieces don't need to be there at all.  In fact, on my plane, I have a pen pocket in that corner.  



Finding a place for the Ultravision controller and switches is a problem.  Look at Bill Kelly's plane, under Projects, his is the AA1 instruemtn panel I did.  There are a lot of variations to this.  To be sure.  I don't remember what your panel looks like, or how crowded it is, so, I really don't know where would be the best place.  Still, the instructions on my web site can give you a few ideas.



Gary

PS, Call if you need help.

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Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject: Installing Gary's Eyebrow

Thanks!

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