Ron, A single inexpensive fan mounted in the under surface of the shelf
(where it is out of sight above the passenger's legs), with a row of holes
under the windscreen on pilot's side, has worked well as both cooler &
demister for me. Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "rparigoris" <rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 8:00 AM
Subject: Europa-List: Re: Instrument module cooling/demisting
> <rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
>
> Hi Mau11
> "if you have pictures of fan cooling installation I am interested."
> I have a few different fans on order from Newark and Mouser to fool with.
> I will post details and pics once I get it all figured out.
> As far as GPS placement, we fooled tonight with reception and for certain
> having an aluminium backing on antenna makes for better reception (thanks
> Bud for suggesting reception is better with a groundplane). I found that
> specifications for antenna reception on Garmin 296 is in fact with a
> square 70CM groundplane installed. Anyway I am going to use the aluminium
> bracket that came with antenna, removed the suction cups and drilled 3
> holes to make a 3 legged stool out of it. Then I screwed 3 drawer wood
> pull handles to the bracket (handles have metal inserts) and shaped to fit
> inside bottom of top port side of panel. Once I have my cooling fans
> installed I canl JB KWIK in place 3 wood standoffs for antenna mount. Once
> JB KWIK is cured (4 minutes) will put a flox/Aeropoxy/30 minute hardener
> fillet around wood standoffs.
> BTW we tested GPS reception tonight. We covered antenna with fiberglass
> (both epoxy and whatever ester instrument module is made out of),
> plexiglass and firewall pheonelic stuff. It degrades performance a little,
> but even covered with all this stuff as long as a groundplane was below
> antenna, reception was a tad better compared to the finger sized antenna
> connected direct to 296.
> Ron Parigoris
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>
> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=285573#285573
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