Paul Eastham
Well Known Member
Hi,
I'm thinking about adding a CDI to my Garmin 430 (I was thinking of just using the Dynon software HSI, but now reconsidering). This will entail adding about 15-20 pins to the back of the garmin. Unfortunately, they are the super-small *high-density* d-sub pins.
I've added a few pins back there already, using open-barrel pins, but crimping them with my molex-style crimper was a nightmare -- I'm pretty sure the dies are too big for such a small thing.
Does anyone have an idea on how to do this job better? I know Stein sells a HD crimper, but it's super expen$ive. Is there a cheapo crimper out there for the HD barrel pins? A tiny set of open-barrel dies? Or can I get "solder cup" style HD pins? Any avionics shop willing to sell 3-foot lengths of 24AWG with a pin on the end?
(Also, any opinions on the GI-106A CDI -- is there a better or cheaper solution out there for VOR/GPS nav, gs and loc?)
Thanks for ANY ideas!
Paul
I'm thinking about adding a CDI to my Garmin 430 (I was thinking of just using the Dynon software HSI, but now reconsidering). This will entail adding about 15-20 pins to the back of the garmin. Unfortunately, they are the super-small *high-density* d-sub pins.
I've added a few pins back there already, using open-barrel pins, but crimping them with my molex-style crimper was a nightmare -- I'm pretty sure the dies are too big for such a small thing.
Does anyone have an idea on how to do this job better? I know Stein sells a HD crimper, but it's super expen$ive. Is there a cheapo crimper out there for the HD barrel pins? A tiny set of open-barrel dies? Or can I get "solder cup" style HD pins? Any avionics shop willing to sell 3-foot lengths of 24AWG with a pin on the end?
(Also, any opinions on the GI-106A CDI -- is there a better or cheaper solution out there for VOR/GPS nav, gs and loc?)
Thanks for ANY ideas!
Paul