sea2sky Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Hi guys, I'm building a Hornet pit (will post a WIP pictures later), and got to the point where I would be cutting the front panel. I'm planning to use HELIOS and a 24" display behind it. So, now I'm wondering how I should place the MFD's - should they be sitting on the screen or should I mount them on the mdf panel. The first way ensures there is no gap between MFD and a screen, but I somewhat afraid of damaging the display. Do you think it would be ok or should I keep a bit of a gap there? Those who went the same route - can you suggest? Thanks! i5-9600K@4.8GHz ★ 32Gb DDR4 ★ Asus TUF rtx3080 OC ★ Quest Pro ★ Warthog on Virpil base Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyco Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 I have mounted mine on MDF with no hardship. I use M4 screw in fasteners. I also drill a small hole immediately below the centre of the lower edge, to take the connection cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea2sky Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, flyco said: I have mounted mine on MDF with no hardship. I use M4 screw in fasteners. I also drill a small hole immediately below the centre of the lower edge, to take the connection cable. In the other words - your mfd is on mdf and not touching the screen? How did you screw it on? by corners? And if you used fasteners - does it mean you have enough of space between the mdf and screen? Edited February 2, 2021 by sea2sky i5-9600K@4.8GHz ★ 32Gb DDR4 ★ Asus TUF rtx3080 OC ★ Quest Pro ★ Warthog on Virpil base Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyco Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Sorry, I misread your post. Mine are mounted either side of my touch screen. I did originally try mounting them on the edge of the touch monitor, using just 3 bolts. However, they did interfere with the screen, unless they were spaced well in front, which led to parallax. In the end I left them without any visual inside their frames. I find them very useable that way, although I prefer to use the touch buttons on the main touch display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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