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Old 03-15-2018, 10:54 PM
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I'm in and yes please post if the other board becomes a reality as well!
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Old 03-16-2018, 03:39 AM
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Great idea Gil. Sign me up for three. Email sent.
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Old 03-16-2018, 06:40 AM
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Looks fabulous. I have two questions:

1) Where will you mount this board?

2) Will you enclose it in some sort of box?

Reason I ask the second is that I have a relay board that I'm going to install and I'm trying to figure out whether or not it should be enclosed in a plastic box and, if so, how to make the board accessible.

Thanks!
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Old 03-16-2018, 06:45 AM
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NICE! I sent you an E-Mail.

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Gil, just when we think that things can't be improved! Really cool - as someone that's in the process of doing the "behind the panel wiring" (with just my EIS4000 for the moment) I can see a lot of value in a solution like this for various brands of EFIS.
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Old 03-16-2018, 08:31 AM
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Nice work! I really like this kind of stuff.

If it helps, here are some of the configurations for the original SkyView wiring hubs. I released them as open source many years ago, but I love the improvements being discussed here.

I am transitioning to a way of sharing electronics design information by using design software from EasyEDA. Once a design is complete it can be published for sharing so anyone can buy (and modify) boards directly from them. Oh, and the PCBs are much cheaper than other prototyping services.

I hope VAF can continue to support this kind of innovation. Sometimes it involves organizing group buys to defer costs, which is perilously close to being a 'commercial' operation. I think the EasyEDA model may minimize this conflict.

At some point, I hope to release all of my legacy (Vx Aviation) designs in this fashion so that they can live on longer than I will.

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Old 03-16-2018, 09:38 AM
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Looks fabulous. I have two questions:

1) Where will you mount this board?

2) Will you enclose it in some sort of box?

Reason I ask the second is that I have a relay board that I'm going to install and I'm trying to figure out whether or not it should be enclosed in a plastic box and, if so, how to make the board accessible.

Thanks!
1. The board can mount anywhere, but in my case for the RV-10, right on the sub panel makes the most sense. This post shows my present plan - http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...7&postcount=19 - which I think will be the final plan.

2. Just mounting it with short nylon spacers and #6 screws into nutplates should be fine.

It might make a nice project for someone with a 3-D printer to create a box similar to that Dynon uses for it's standard network hub.
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Old 03-16-2018, 09:49 AM
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It might make a nice project for someone with a 3-D printer to create a box similar to that Dynon uses for it's standard network hub.
Now there is a good idea
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Old 03-16-2018, 10:02 AM
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Nice work! I really like this kind of stuff.

If it helps, here are some of the configurations for the original SkyView wiring hubs. I released them as open source many years ago, but I love the improvements being discussed here.

I am transitioning to a way of sharing electronics design information by using design software from EasyEDA. Once a design is complete it can be published for sharing so anyone can buy (and modify) boards directly from them. Oh, and the PCBs are much cheaper than other prototyping services.

I hope VAF can continue to support this kind of innovation. Sometimes it involves organizing group buys to defer costs, which is perilously close to being a 'commercial' operation. I think the EasyEDA model may minimize this conflict.

At some point, I hope to release all of my legacy (Vx Aviation) designs in this fashion so that they can live on longer than I will.

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Thanks Vern, your variations were an initial inspiration to design my own, along with an "I always wanted to" design my own PCB after making DIY boards with copper coated boards, plastic model oil paint, small brushes and ferric chloride etching for RC stuff in the 70's.

Could you please send my a regular email, I would like to get more details from you about your site.

I only intend doing a one shot group purchase at no profit to me to get some circuit cards. Since it does not compete with anything out there at this time I don't regard it as a "commercial" effort - actually given my time expended it can be calculated at quite a loss...
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Old 03-16-2018, 10:12 AM
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1. The board can mount anywhere, but in my case for the RV-10, right on the sub panel makes the most sense. This post shows my present plan - http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...7&postcount=19 - which I think will be the final plan.

2. Just mounting it with short nylon spacers and #6 screws into nutplates should be fine.
That sounds good also... Sent you an email.
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