[simpits-tech] Need help with something

[alex ridley]

sounds like you need a robertson driver or a bristol key ,its like an allen 
key.i haven't seen these used in avionics in a long time,as i was in the 
avionics field in toronto for 6 years as an electronics tech in the 
communications industry building radios for helicopters...
mike ridley ve3mkr
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From: "Simon Bennett" <servantofcthulhu at hotmail.com>
To: <simpits-tech at simpits.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 7:17 PM
Subject: [simpits-tech] Need help with something


>I just got a Collins ADF control head the other day. In order to take it 
>apart and get at the switch terminals so I can wire it up to my computer, I 
>have to remove the front light plate and panel. To do that I have to get 
>the knobs off. They're attached to the switch shafts somehow, they've got 
>little holes in the side that I guess have something to do with it. I tried 
>using an Allen wrench, but it needs a square tool of some kind. I'm not 
>completely sure how to go about this.
>
>
> Also, my F-15 radar panel just arrived today. The lamps work, but where 
> can I get a connector to fit the little plug on the back?
>
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