Re: Fun Gauge

Ron Wanttaja wrote: 
On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 02:19:30 GMT, "keepitrunning" <keepitrunning123@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

"Ron Wanttaja" <ron.wanttaja@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Well...it's not exactly an "either/or" situation. Check out the panel mounting of an ICOM IC-A5 in my Fly Baby:

http://www.wanttaja.com/hhrad2.JPG

Ron, that is so cool, I want a fun gauge! Any suggestions as to where I might find one? 


Your junk box, if you're lucky.  The Fun Meter started out as a small voltmeter
made out of plastic. Once disassembled, the meter face was found to be a small
plastic disk held in place with a couple of tiny screws.  I noted the size, drew
up my own meter, printed it on photo paper, and glued it over the old face.
Reassemble the meter, and the rest is history:

http://www.bowersflybaby.com/stories/meter.JPG

Originally, I kept the original needle movement but the needle eventually broke
when I had to take the meter apart to replace the paper face.  I now use just a
scrap of white-insulated wire.

I've got a large empty instrument hole where the old radio used to go, and I'm
considering some kind of similar goofy project.  Currently, I've just got a Fly
Baby logo in the hole...

http://www.wanttaja.com/hhrad2.JPG (Towards the bottom)

... but I'd like to put in either a dummy radar or possibly a "weapons status"
display. 

Ron Wanttaja

How about a retractible cup holder or phaser/warp drive panel? In the Air Farce one of our mockups had an instrument hole covered by a square of alumininum labelled "phaser/warp drive." It was even once written up by QC as "phaser/warp drive panel missing screws" since it was held in place by 2 screws instead of 4 with 2 screw holes open. You tax dollars at w**k :)

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired
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