[simpits-tech] Too Quiet!!!

[Brian Sikkema]

I've been working on the "quiet computer" setup for a bit myself. I've made substantial progress by switching entirely to Vantec Stealth fans. Once I get home next week I'm going to start working on re-doing the mounts and putting in some gaskets to cut down on the fan-to-case vibration noise. Right now I'd say my power supply is making the most noise of anything on my computer, but I'll get to that soon enough....

Anywho, the cockpit looks pretty good!

I've actually been wondering about panels myself lately. I'm wondering how I should go about making my main panels. Because in the Mercury the panels just sort of "floated" out on their own and everything hung out in the open, they need to be fairly strong. Also, the main panel has a big bend in the top.

What I was thinking is maybe cutting the panels out of cardboard, making the appropriate bends, and then fiberglassing the whole setup. Any thoughts?

Brian
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Andreas Fransson 
  To: Simulator Cockpit tech list 
  Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 11:13 AM
  Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Too Quiet!!!


  I was kinda wondering the same thing myself.. Thought maybe my email was screwed up. But it seems you guys are still around.

  As for a cockpit update - not much has happended lately. Or rather nothing at all. I'm keeping busy at work and working on my computer, trying to quiet it down. I've come to the point where the CRT hum from my monitor is audible. Get rid of one noise source, gain another one.... ;)

  The last work I did on my cockpit was this winter. I finished the main center panel. It's made of pre-painted masonite (really smooth surface on that thing), that I populated with a bunch of switches from my last "drive", back when I was building a fighter cockpit. Anyways, I tried to get my Epic up and running too, to see if it worked, but failed miserably... I'm guessing it's WinXP's fault, because the Epic has worked before.

  Anyways ... the panel sits temporarily in the console for the time being. Here's a couple of pictures:

  http://www.valhallainc.net/pics/cockpit_misc/front_panel_wide.jpg
  http://www.valhallainc.net/pics/cockpit_misc/front_panel_closeup.jpg
  http://www.valhallainc.net/pics/cockpit_misc/front_panel_back.jpg

  Part of it is wired up, but I never got around to testing it.


  Andreas
  http://www.valhallainc.net
  http://www.simpits.org

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    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Brian Sikkema 
    To: simpits tech 
    Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 3:52 PM
    Subject: [simpits-tech] Too Quiet!!!


    It's been kinda quiet lately. Where is everyone?

    Brian 

    *hiding in IRC again*


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