N546RV
Well Known Member
As I continue to nail down placement of remote avionics boxes behind my panel, I'm wondering about mounting options. I will have four devices mounted to the aft side of my -8's baggage bulkhead; this in turn means that I'll have some fasteners projecting into the forward baggage area.
The most "natural" thing to do here would be to simply install nutplates on the forward side of the bulkhead (in the baggage area), and install screws for the boxes from the aft side. The idea of these nutplates sticking out in the baggage area doesn't bother me a ton, but it would be nice if I could avoid having little snaggy bits sticking out in there.
So I was wondering whether it'd be acceptable to instead do what I feel I can best describe as a "faux stud mount." The idea would be to install machine screws from the forward side, and secure the screws to the bulkhead using, say, AN316 thin nuts. The avionics component would then slide in place over the protruding screw shafts, and be secured with a nylock nut.
A crappy five-minute diagram of this setup is attached below. (note: I didn't take the time to depict washers in the stackup)
Is this idea 1) acceptable or 2) oh no no no don't do that?
The most "natural" thing to do here would be to simply install nutplates on the forward side of the bulkhead (in the baggage area), and install screws for the boxes from the aft side. The idea of these nutplates sticking out in the baggage area doesn't bother me a ton, but it would be nice if I could avoid having little snaggy bits sticking out in there.
So I was wondering whether it'd be acceptable to instead do what I feel I can best describe as a "faux stud mount." The idea would be to install machine screws from the forward side, and secure the screws to the bulkhead using, say, AN316 thin nuts. The avionics component would then slide in place over the protruding screw shafts, and be secured with a nylock nut.
A crappy five-minute diagram of this setup is attached below. (note: I didn't take the time to depict washers in the stackup)
Is this idea 1) acceptable or 2) oh no no no don't do that?