Hi All,
Fellow RV-14 building buddy Craig came up with a better way to mount the ELT Audio Alert unit. The plans direct it to be zip tied to the bottom of the vertical stabilizer. That'll work but make servicing the unit's battery harder. Craig designed a small bracket attached to the lower deck with nut plates. The Audio Alert unit sits alongside the ELT held in place with 4-40 screws. The bracket nut plates are easily installed with NAS1097 rivets. All rivets are squeezer accessible. Added weight is about 1 ounce. The bracket is quickly removable if needed. The DIN connector off the ELT attached to a DIN jack located on the bracket. Inexpensive, easy install, simpler maintenance, light weight, quickly removable. Win, win. If there's interest Craig can produce complete bracket kits with all needed hardware. I'd think many RV models would benefit from this. I'm still cleaning up the wiring on mine, but you get the idea. Contact Craig at [email protected] if interested.
Scott
Fellow RV-14 building buddy Craig came up with a better way to mount the ELT Audio Alert unit. The plans direct it to be zip tied to the bottom of the vertical stabilizer. That'll work but make servicing the unit's battery harder. Craig designed a small bracket attached to the lower deck with nut plates. The Audio Alert unit sits alongside the ELT held in place with 4-40 screws. The bracket nut plates are easily installed with NAS1097 rivets. All rivets are squeezer accessible. Added weight is about 1 ounce. The bracket is quickly removable if needed. The DIN connector off the ELT attached to a DIN jack located on the bracket. Inexpensive, easy install, simpler maintenance, light weight, quickly removable. Win, win. If there's interest Craig can produce complete bracket kits with all needed hardware. I'd think many RV models would benefit from this. I'm still cleaning up the wiring on mine, but you get the idea. Contact Craig at [email protected] if interested.
Scott