bnepethomas

Seconded - if you want something simple and quick - you can't go wrong. Solid products.

Thank you!

Nice and crisp - looks absolutely smashing

Hey Andrew - did you have any luck learning French and building one of these? It looks like a very elegant solution.

So very glad I'm not the only one - was starting to thing I got the Viper that was built on Monday morning :)

very tidy work sir

Been working out how to get 5V reliably to Arduinos and associated shields around the pit. Had some battles getting reliable enough powered USB hubs, and didn't need USB as such, as all communications done over Ethernet. Found these little puppies that take 12V-24V and output a pretty solid 5V on ebay. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/USB-Charger-Module-6-24V-12V-24V-to-5V-3A-CAR-DC-DC-Buck-Step-Down-Converter/262685794497 Only challenge was how to mount given the little pcb had not mounting holes as such. Given the amazing work Blue73 had done with the Jettison switch - thought it was time extend out the training wheels and learn to drive Fusion360. Bingo one mounting bracket And assembled (much better that the double sided tape I'd used earlier :))

Excellent - thanks for the pointers. Cheers Peter

Anyone got recommendations on paints and airbrushes/compressors for painting the knobs? Was looking at getting compressor with Tank - something like this https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Voilamart-Airbrush-Kit-Spray-Gun-Dual-Action-Air-Brush-Compressor-Paint-Art-Tool/133061273805 But when it comes to painting fiddly stuff - I make a good electronics guy.... not a painter

They do offer full assembly as a service - I haven't tried that myself - it's a little more expensive - but to be honest not crazy expensive. Obviously they'd charge for parts and then charge (judging by the adds) USD$50 for up to 20 PCBs - not not a bad deal. I've just had the PCB itself manufactured, and then scored the components and assembled myself.

Hopefully not a silly reply - but you do need to remove the washer that is still on the shaft :)

Pretty sure the ones from Jaycar or Altronics are good to go.

Ta - the Jett switch is directly from here - https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=239718. Just download John's stl file and print. Cheers Peter

Thanks - the caution panel uses orange 5mm flat top leds Cheers Peter

Yes siree. Just recently started using kicad (free and multi-platform) - slight learning curve - but everything you need to know is out there. Using pcbgogo for PCB manufacturing - if you keep your board below 100mm*100mm its $5 for 5 (or 10).. with a number of choices for shipping. Nice quick turnaround as well. https://www.pcbgogo.com/pcb-board-quote.html Cheers Peter

And the latest addition to the pit building toolset - a Prusa Mk3S - arrived as a kit last week, the very first print being John's work of art.

And here's the latest version of the caution display disassembled.

I'd built out some indicators for other pits - been a 'learning' experience. The first set was based off the NATOPS pictures but managed to get the scale terribly wrong. Doh! Then got the scale right - and was pretty happy with them And then saw a set that looked to have come from the real thing. The reverse engraving with orange filters sitting behind really bring it to life

Hi Guys Thought it must be time to get A-into-G and build another pit. I'm cheating a little as I have a 'prebuilt' cardboard/fluteboard (Dogfight Boss) pit to start with. The plan is to light it with with live panels and displays. I fully expect a bunch of pieces of the pit frame will be replaced as the project progresses, but it is a great starting point. For those interested in grabbing dodgy code and drawings - I'm throwing them up onto github as I go. https://github.com/bnepethomas/bne-arduino-flight-simulator-interfaces Day 0

Thanks for sharing the STL file John. It was the first print off the Prusa. I'm super impressed with how it all came together. Cheers from Brisbane.

Absolutely agree - being able to jump into a DCS fast jet or chopper and fly it around Oz would be brill!

Hi Guys A wish from the pit building community - can we get 'shared mem' or equivalent for the MFDs, and RWR? It generally helps with performance and stability of the sim, ideally something similar to what the FreeFalcon team has done would be fantastic. Ta Peter

Thats pretty darn cool - time to get the dust off the 3d printer! Thanks for sharing! Cheers Peter

Screen export across a network would be a beautiful thing - and, as noted about, being able to send it to a Pi would even be better :) Please - pretty please :)

revenge spend :) Now that is something to be very afraid of!