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With my avionics harness complete, I decided the best way to test it was to plug in the most expensive avionics equipment -- the garmin 430W. Needless to say, the smoke stayed in and I got GPS position eventually!




What a night!

niiiice

Nice man!! I haven't got the cojones to fire mine up yet!!

cjensen wrote: Nice man!! I haven't got the cojones to fire mine up yet!!

Chad-

It took a 6 pack of Natty Light and a stiff Kettle 1 vodka tonic for me to flip the switch. Even as a EE I was a little scared when it didn't turn on for about a second. Longest second of the project!

Hahaha,

Just fire it up! No guts no glory!

Besides, it is the smoke that you pay for!

All those pretty colors of smoke... NICE!!!

CJ

Looks mighty nice Mike, sure is a whole lot better than looking at paper cutouts on an uncut panel like I do.

Way to go and it looks good! When we tested mine, I all came up right away but we more or less tested each component as we hooked it up. The first thing we installed was the intercom and tested to make sure it worked right. It did, so then to the radio, transponder, nav lights, strobes, landing lights etc. and last but not least the Dynon 10A. I don't recall a once second wait but then I wasn't looking at my watch either! Again congratulations! Chad you need abouty 5 shots of everclear and then you won't be upset if you get colored smoke

Bob Barrett wrote: Chad you need abouty 5 shots of everclear and then you won't be upset if you get colored smoke

Does that come in mango-green-cutesy-orange?

Chad,

Better forget that fruity stuff Spike! I meant to mention that fruity stuff wouldn't be strong enough to numb him!

So,

How long did you sit in it and make airplane noises?

Guy

Guy-

I was a little too tipsy to trust myself getting in it. But I will admit to staring at it for about 10 minutes with the RV grin on my face the whole time!

Spike wrote:Does that come in mango-green-cutesy-orange?

Hehehe...you all will be happy to know that I've slowly worked my way off the sweet stuff, and have found a new favorite in Land Shark. I've been hooked on that stuff for the last coupla months, and I keep my hangar fridge (and home fridge) stocked with the stuff...that's what will keep me feeling good when I light the panel up soon...

captain_john wrote: All those pretty colors of smoke... NICE!!!

CJ

Don't forget the wonderful aroma of Electrical Fail....the pungent odor of a blown tantalum capacitor can not be mistaken for anything else, or covered up by another scent. Hot PC boards also have their own particular unmistakable aroma.

cjensen wrote:

Spike wrote:Does that come in mango-green-cutesy-orange?

Hehehe...you all will be happy to know that I've slowly worked my way off the sweet stuff, and have found a new favorite in Land Shark. I've been hooked on that stuff for the last coupla months, and I keep my hangar fridge (and home fridge) stocked with the stuff...that's what will keep me feeling good when I light the panel up soon...

Just be sure you don't "light up" yourself too much with the Sharks, or else you won't remember your panel lighting up!

painless wrote:Just be sure you don't "light up" yourself too much with the Sharks, or else you won't remember your panel lighting up!

And it don't take long with those either!!

Mike,
Congrats on a Big day! I like the layout of your panel, and I'm sure seeing it all light up like this was a big thrill. I can understand how you must have had a big RV grin pasted on your face all night long.

Spike wrote:

Bob Barrett wrote: Chad you need abouty 5 shots of everclear and then you won't be upset if you get colored smoke

Does that come in mango-green-cutesy-orange?

Nope. Just 95% (190 proof) pure grain alky-haul. Banned in the sucky state of MI.