Has anyone else made a removable flush instrument sub-panel?
I've got a mess of stuff under the radio stack (from L-R: backup fuel pump, flap selector, gear selector and indicator lights, and gear CB), in the MK I & II version of the panel I just mounted them in place. I had to redo the MK I panel after a design flew (can anyone spot it?) and being older and wiser I realize it will be a real pain to have to remove and replace anything in that rat's nest of wires so I'm working on making a removable sub-panel.
The easy way would be to just make the sub-panel lay on top of the main panel, but I'm taking a crack at making it lay flush by planning to attach it to a "shelf", or sub-plate, with nutplates and #6 screws.
Question: how wide should the sub-plate be for the sub-panel to be securely mounted? I've been kicking i=with ~.5-.675" under the main panel, with ~.25-.5" under the sub-panel. The main panel will be solid across the bottom, there will not be a gap.
TIA. See you at Sun 'n Fun!
I've got a mess of stuff under the radio stack (from L-R: backup fuel pump, flap selector, gear selector and indicator lights, and gear CB), in the MK I & II version of the panel I just mounted them in place. I had to redo the MK I panel after a design flew (can anyone spot it?) and being older and wiser I realize it will be a real pain to have to remove and replace anything in that rat's nest of wires so I'm working on making a removable sub-panel.
The easy way would be to just make the sub-panel lay on top of the main panel, but I'm taking a crack at making it lay flush by planning to attach it to a "shelf", or sub-plate, with nutplates and #6 screws.
Question: how wide should the sub-plate be for the sub-panel to be securely mounted? I've been kicking i=with ~.5-.675" under the main panel, with ~.25-.5" under the sub-panel. The main panel will be solid across the bottom, there will not be a gap.
TIA. See you at Sun 'n Fun!
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