Looks pretty clean Mark - nice.
Concur on the maintenance access for the back of the panel. I did it from day 1 and never regretted it. Not sure I would have done some mandatory repairs without it. For instance one or two minor fuel leaks on the header tank, and installation of new radios and instruments. Upgrades are always fun!. Rob Schmitt N1852Z www.robert7721.com -----Original Message----- From: Mark Langford <ml at n56ml.com> To: KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> Sent: Sun, Nov 24, 2013 8:02 pm Subject: KR> panel installation milestone No KRnet traffic all day? That's pretty rare! I reached a bit of a milestone today...I got the instrument panel installed in N891JF a couple of days ago and now I'm seeing signs of life. So far, everything checks out fine. I'm slowly connecting various sensors, and things like the fuel pumps, primer solenoid, flap motor and limit switches, etc, but there are plenty more to work. See enclosed photo, and note the four loops of cables on the left side under the panel. I already ran two similar cables (a shielded 4- conductor and a shielded 7-conductor) up to the firewall. One piece of advice that I can offer for today is to make your front deck removable, or provide access to the back of your panel in some way other than having to stand on your head. That sounds easy enough, but you really don't have much of a slot to fit into, and certainly no room for more than one hand or shoulder at a time. The back side of the firewall is all but unreachable. I did my best to complete all connections to the back of the panel before I installed it (hence the loops of cables), but the few that I had to connect after installation have been very frustrating, and potentially hazardous to my health, considering possible strained muscles. See http://www.n56ml.com/kmlfd.html for one way to make your front deck removable, with minimal weight gain. I eventually connected the canopy to the front deck, and am able to remove both front deck and canopy as a unit in under three minutes. That makes a big difference in accessibility, maintainability, and safety, as you your are able to make changes easily and reliably. My new goal is to fly it by March 1st, and I think I can make that one. Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com website at http://www.N56ML.com -------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
