Need guidance for the wiring on the switches for a panel
Jun 6, 2015 7:30:30 GMT
Post by blackeycole on Jun 6, 2015 7:30:30 GMT
I understand the actual wiring the switch but need some clarification on how to wire rack type to the board. I currently have a cockpit PhD board with a couple od Leo's boards on the way. First kit will be small so I'm using the 20 switch card from cockpit PhD. No directions came with the bboard or card . It had twenty something setups for the twenty wire ing harnesses that they sent with the five mini or sub mini toggles, five rocker switches, five momentary push buttons and five push on push off switches . I don't plan to use many of the switches provided in the first box. The wiring harness had three separate wires one has a pigtail off it. The wires have slip on spades on every end two or three are large and one is smaller. I figure the one with the pigtail is the common the large is the hot and the small iirc is the return. I could be wrong if I need to examine the placement order in the connector let me know.
i figure basically we will use around ten different switch items or so as follows
on-on spdt
on-off-on spdt
(on)-off-(on) spdt
on-off
(on)-on
pushbutton no momentary
push on- push off
rotary encoder
rotary switch
ans a potentiometer
i might have missed a switch or two like the nc push button but I'm not aware of a use.
they actual switches may be different but as far as the diagram for wiring the switches should fall with in one of these types from my research.
now I was thinking the switches that came with the card would use one wire harness no problem you got the command and then the off for the spdt. But how about the on-off-on. Is it wired the same I'm hoping so. I got to read up on the rotary encoders iirc it take two switch positions on the board one for right the other for left movement. The rotary switch uses on switch for each position I expect. And the potential uses the axis modes on the card if any.
what I need is a great how to on wiring up the card for each of the switches if there is one hopefully not a tube video I prefer reading it.
but mark I have gotten most of my panel knowledge from you. I bought one build your own cockpit but it was mainly how to build the shell and one panel of lighted special switches he built. Basically it was a waste for me, I have the ultimate guide for flt sim for sim samari but at least it was good on the building of everything LC related which has been helpful. I know he has kits for cockpits but that's not how I'm going for good reasons I don't have the space I live in a Rv. I just want to add switches so I never have to touch the keyboard or mouse once I start from a dark and cold aircraft until I return it to that state.
the aircraft I prefer to fly start with a piper cub, the a beaver next is a twin otter then we hit the military transport aircraft c27,c130,c17,c141,c135,c5 then I like Helios also. So piper cub is covered by my current gear, and I think the beaver is also but the twin is the one I'm building pseudo panels for. I will combine several panels to a project box to start. Then work from there. When I hit the quad engine I might have to combine engine stuff if possible.
Paso you see what I have learned and what I still need to learn and why I'm doing this the way I am.
also I think the one book from mikes cockpit or something like that would have be useful if but for two things one it not available digitally and mike has sold all the printed ones and has no plans to have any more printed. From what I read.
i figure basically we will use around ten different switch items or so as follows
on-on spdt
on-off-on spdt
(on)-off-(on) spdt
on-off
(on)-on
pushbutton no momentary
push on- push off
rotary encoder
rotary switch
ans a potentiometer
i might have missed a switch or two like the nc push button but I'm not aware of a use.
they actual switches may be different but as far as the diagram for wiring the switches should fall with in one of these types from my research.
now I was thinking the switches that came with the card would use one wire harness no problem you got the command and then the off for the spdt. But how about the on-off-on. Is it wired the same I'm hoping so. I got to read up on the rotary encoders iirc it take two switch positions on the board one for right the other for left movement. The rotary switch uses on switch for each position I expect. And the potential uses the axis modes on the card if any.
what I need is a great how to on wiring up the card for each of the switches if there is one hopefully not a tube video I prefer reading it.
but mark I have gotten most of my panel knowledge from you. I bought one build your own cockpit but it was mainly how to build the shell and one panel of lighted special switches he built. Basically it was a waste for me, I have the ultimate guide for flt sim for sim samari but at least it was good on the building of everything LC related which has been helpful. I know he has kits for cockpits but that's not how I'm going for good reasons I don't have the space I live in a Rv. I just want to add switches so I never have to touch the keyboard or mouse once I start from a dark and cold aircraft until I return it to that state.
the aircraft I prefer to fly start with a piper cub, the a beaver next is a twin otter then we hit the military transport aircraft c27,c130,c17,c141,c135,c5 then I like Helios also. So piper cub is covered by my current gear, and I think the beaver is also but the twin is the one I'm building pseudo panels for. I will combine several panels to a project box to start. Then work from there. When I hit the quad engine I might have to combine engine stuff if possible.
Paso you see what I have learned and what I still need to learn and why I'm doing this the way I am.
also I think the one book from mikes cockpit or something like that would have be useful if but for two things one it not available digitally and mike has sold all the printed ones and has no plans to have any more printed. From what I read.
