wcalvert
Well Known Member
Another take here on a canopy switch that will indicate status to the Dynon EMS and display in Skyview.
I was looking for a streamlined install that hid the wires ,was stable (no chance of catching on a sleeve or whatever) and used a proven high cycle switch.
The switch is a Kidder 106F, commonly used on truck doors and the like to switch the courtesy light. It is drilled through the F705 stack on the passenger side. The material there is thick, so the switch only extends through enough to be held by the nut, no adjustment throw.
The white UHMW block is there to take up the space between the latch lever and the switch. A thin slot is cut across the face of the block to act as a spring, keeping gentle pressure on the switch when closed. Once the block is fitted (mill a slot in the forward side of the block) with the latch closed, a #6 clearance hole drilled through the block/latch allows a small bolt/nut to hold it in place.
The only drawback of having a latch indicator is that it only tells you that the latch is closed. You would not get a canopy warning if the canopy were say, fully up as you took off... guess you get what you deserve.
Hope this helps someone is their search for solutions. Cheers
I was looking for a streamlined install that hid the wires ,was stable (no chance of catching on a sleeve or whatever) and used a proven high cycle switch.
The switch is a Kidder 106F, commonly used on truck doors and the like to switch the courtesy light. It is drilled through the F705 stack on the passenger side. The material there is thick, so the switch only extends through enough to be held by the nut, no adjustment throw.
The white UHMW block is there to take up the space between the latch lever and the switch. A thin slot is cut across the face of the block to act as a spring, keeping gentle pressure on the switch when closed. Once the block is fitted (mill a slot in the forward side of the block) with the latch closed, a #6 clearance hole drilled through the block/latch allows a small bolt/nut to hold it in place.
The only drawback of having a latch indicator is that it only tells you that the latch is closed. You would not get a canopy warning if the canopy were say, fully up as you took off... guess you get what you deserve.
Hope this helps someone is their search for solutions. Cheers