I have the next batch of panels with wiring just about completed but before I post them up, I wanted to share with you a small oversight and fix. The CVR ERASE button hole on the Environmental panel needs to be opened up slightly. I have this corrected in my drawings and G-code but wanted to give the guys who have this panel the opportunity to correct it if they want to. It's an easy fix but I still found it a little nerve wracking because it would also be pretty easy to screw the face of the panel up. So if you are not comfortable with your fine motor skills, leave this fix alone! The CVR ERASE button hole is much wider than I had it drawn out to be. I was able to confirm with a couple photos that it was in fact open, see photo of real Lear45 below. This was my Environmental panel before I made the correction. The easiest way to go about this fix is to use a Drimel tool, but you need to have a perfect circle as a guide. The internal light plate acts as a template for your circle. Here the Light Clad has been removed and the pencil line can be seen. And here the internal Light Plate has been removed. The easiest way to remove the majority of the material is with the Drimel tool. CAUTION: If you have little to no experience with Drimel tools and modifying plastics like this, please leave this alone! If need be, send the panel back to me and I will open it up for you. The final bits of removal are done with a round file. What you are left with is a hole closer to scale and looking the part! Here is the before photo again so you can see the difference clearly. And one more photo. (Actually this is the real Lear45) Believe it or not, this is the only error I have come across so far with all the panels that needed to be corrected. Although a minor error and easy to fix. In the next few days I will get the next batch of finished and wired panels posted up for reference! Hey guys, I got the next set of panels wired up and completed. What a job it was and still is! While wiring all these panels, I have been taking care of other little details, buttons, bezels, risers, knobs, etc... which adds to the process. I wanted to post up all the panels, front and back for illustration purposes. How often do we get to see the inner workings of the back side of the panels? (If you are using Firefox or an equivalent browser, you can right click on the images and open them up in a new tab to enlarge) Here is the next batch in no particular order. Engine Panel: Pressurization Panel: Gear Hyd Panel: Electrical Panel: Crew Warning Panel: FGC Panel: Display Units 1&4: Display Units 2&3: I have one more batch of panels that I will be adding to this list but it is going to be a little while because I am in the process of creating a v2.0 of them. Those panels are the RMUs, EFIS Panels and the Airshow Panel. Additionally, I will be working on a all new CDU replica and later on down the road we will be releasing a version of the Audio Control Panels. Terry Collins identified an issue that you may also have noticed and that is the way the three pack landing gear indicators might be a little loose. The reason they are not as secure as all the other AML switches is because there is not adequate support on all four sides of each of the three AML bodies. Terry came up with a simple and easy fix by creating a "T" spacer that slips in between the three AML bodies and then zip ties together. I never really noticed the issue but after taking a closer look, I can see where they can possibly slip and get misaligned if someone attempts to press them, not knowing they are only indicators. I took Terry's idea and created a dxf file and cut several "T" pieces that I call "Gear Tri Pack Locks". They are made of a Poly plastic and fit snug in between the three AMLs. Zip tie the AMLs together and you will never have to worry about your landing gear indicators slipping out of alignment! It's hard to see the "T" piece in place but it's there! (It only takes one.) I have several of these made up and if anyone needs one, just send me an email and I will get one out to you the next time I am sending a package your way. Or I can sent you the dxf/G code file if you want to make one. Thanks to Terry for identifying the issue and coming up with a solid solution! Hey Ron, this is a great thread for those (like me) currently in the wiring phase. The wiring I see here is impeccable!V2.0 Panel Progress by Project45
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