1.5 hours.
Finally, all the bits and pieces are here. I have my connector kits for both the GNS430W and the GMA340. That bloody connector kit for the 340 is $75. Truly the aircraft premium applies. But the folks at SteinAir shipped it out as soon as it came in, and by the way, SteinAir is an excellent company to deal with. They are personable, know their biz, and have just about everything you need related to avionics.
So I started out by mocking up the protrusions of the trays, with blocks of wood, measured and cut to match the shapes of the equipment, with the intention of just fastening the backplates to the wood blocks and not having to pull the trays out from behind the panel. After a while, I realized that was a stupid idea and the time to dismount the avionics trays would be less than making and setting up a mockup. So now it’s on the bench, ready to rock.
Maybe the clecos holding the D-sub connectors in there are a bad idea, but it’ll work for now. I need to print out a GMA340 manual so I can have it nearby with my GNS430w manual when I do the interconnects. This whole process shouldn’t take more than about two days, but I don’t want to jinx it. Plus I’m going out of town for a couple of days next week, which won’t help. Then I have to go out of town again the 2nd week in August. I need to get this avionics business done because I need to start working on the cowling. And order my interior. And my prop governor.
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