This may sound harsh, but coming from the Linux world, to put it bluntly, they are just a pain in my tush! So every time I open a ppt slideshow with LibreOffice, and then it is in an editable mode, and that is no good. But then I can "Export" it as a...
If you look up Angle in the Wikipedia, it claims that there are four (4) methods of measuring angles: Degrees, Radians, Turns, and Gons. But they are really five (5) and that is BAM or Binary Angular Measurement. If we get rid of Turns, and Gons. Tha...
Why did I say: "The Earth and its mathematics", because all of the math used in flight, or navigational simulators or SPS(games), are based on the Earth and it's dimensions ~ though the NAV simulation represents but a small fraction of the math used ...
www.youtube.com/watchYou should know by know that I have a pension for things that well blow up or end badly. You can alway go to the German Safty Test video for your giggles. He now (1:52 - 2:39) draws and explains a schematic of the power sup...
Ok, Hold on buckle in. This post will not be pretty. THE PROBLEM: Is the Arduino's instance on their IDE and a crippled ANSI C/C++ language called Sketch. By the time, you have written a couple of what they call a Sketchs. They have reall...
MPCD PrototypeFigure 1Well, here we are back at the MPCD, I have blogged twice before about this unit. First, where I got the pin-out for MPCD and got it working. Then I had to rewire the cable. Well, now it's the third time.. The Interfa...
Solution: And it's going to be cheap!
Dust collection systems work on cyclonic action or a cyclone in a can. You need a source of clean air, got it (figure 2). What about a can? I went to Home Depot and got a 5 gallon "Homer Buckett" ...
Well, you know you need rudder pedals to perform coordinated turns, and differential braking. I used to have this solved with a Thrustmaster RCS (Figure 1), But in moving etc they got strayed, misplaced or stolen. Sometime in 2011 I came ...
Ok this is more of a bather than a post. Buckle up the ride will not be smooth! The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in April 8, 2005 said it should be on all cars by 2008 and now trucks.. ok thats cool. Commercial Aircraft h...
This is one of those things that just comes along. It is a B&K Precision 3010 Function Generator, it was 5 bucks at the local Goodwill. It did not have a power cord set and I'm never going to find one (image 2) This connector is not the standard...
You had that pile of transistors and you didn't know if they worked? Well I know I have... So today while rummaging aroundBefore we startedImage 1in my local pawn shop I spoted this old tester in one of the stores bins. I was labled in Spanish no...
NexGen: Component Documentation: Angle of Attack Indicator
Part Number:
I.A.I: RM8-6800903 ACA: 600110
Weight
Connector:
M83723-13R1210
Connector Mate:
Front ViewPhoto 1
Front View Close UpPhoto 2
Side View with nameplatePh...
Ok what in the world of Microsoft and Windows and Linux is NFS and why do I need it... Really I'm very happy with SMB or CIFS, or Samba (reversed engineered SMB) so why change to NFS?? SMB is a kludge, its what you see is maybe what you get.and...
Well it looks like I found a working 5 volt supply that works! It's a Lambda LXS-A-5-0V (a brick, and this is stock photo off the web).. So I wanted to test the the power supply. So I grabbed the Fuel Load Indicator, that I tor...
I guess I am just a glutton for punishment, so my next victim is an HP Harrison 6284A power supply. It seems in good shape so it should have been a safe bet. The only thing that I saw wrong was that the power switch lamp and push/lens cap was m...
Well here we are now trying to get some power supply working for NexGen. Well I have luging this beast around for more than a few years, and I need some juice for my projects. It seems that my Kepco JQE-6-10 output stage took a dump. BTW if you have...
Figure 1NomenclatureNumberTYPEH6LTeledyne / Part NumberSLZ9145National Stock Number6610-00-960-7863Boeing / 737 / Part NumberI have had this VSI for about 1 year now and I couldn't sleep so I thought it would be good time to tackle this. This VSI...
Manufacture
Part Number
Miss
Parker Hannifin
219-100-001
Innovative Solutions
9D-00659-1
SW 7H-659-79419
Manufacture & Part NumbersTable 1
I have had this Fuel Quantity Indicator (Figure 1) for about 6 months or so. I have be...
Well here we are again, I know your going to ask me why am I making a post just for this dam cable???
The cable that had a short in it.Figure 1
THE ANALYSIS: As you may know back in February I said "It looks like there was a whisker shorting...
Well it has been a long time coming so here is the embedded software design.RSS block diagramFigure 1.The Plan: The Arduino must send and receive information asynchronously, via the byte serial USB host connection, on Port 1. This connection It must ...
The Plan Part 3: Ok the interface card is now wired up and hooked to a computer so we get on checking the software switch states. So I hooked my arduino to my radio interface, added the jumpers and plugged in the interface cable and then generated a ...
THE PLAN (Step 2): Well the first thing we need is a piece of Vector Board, about 4" x 4" or about 10 x 10 cm ( Do not buy any cheap crap off of ebay.. It must be FR-4, glass-epoxy ).Vector Board before for clean upFigure 1I nee...
THE ANALYSIS: The radio head C-3436A was used in the 1960's. It is used for both VOR and ILS. It has three (3) ARC connectors in the rear. I had built some cables for the unit a few ago but then never did anything with it. So I need to test th...
