----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Today I went out to the airport and put the second PTT, wired in parallel with the one on the yoke (all cobbled up with MOLEX connectors so it can be re-arranged when I change the yokes) in the panel. I put it just below the intersection of an 'X' drawn between mixture, brake, throttle, and brake.
I used an 'Alco' super-high-quality plunger momentary switch with a black disk stuck on a big fat metal plunger, and an 'over center' click action. Very 1940's aviation feeling, looks like it belongs there. In the process, I got a closer look at the row of toggle switches over on the left, and was pleased to see amperage ratings on the tips of all of them. Breakers! I hadn't realized that. How nice! Real, vintage looking, metal-handle, toggle, breakers! The etching of the ratings is very fine, and not visible except in the odd oblique light pattern I happened to have. Took it around the pattern and found that by pointing my index finger the way Chico Marx plays the piano, I could key the mic. Choke up halfway on the throttle shaft, and the button falls 'easily to hand.' No, in turbulence, I still have only one hand on the yoke. I tend to put the other on the throttle, ready to close it in case of an upset (I have a vernier throttle, so it doesn't move in the bumps). I feel much better having the second button ready to go should the first fail again, even though I've now seen to much better routing so the wires are less likey to go 'sproing' again. When the yokes are changed, it will become *the* PTT switch. By the way, the Plasti-Dip brand 'Liquid Electrical Tape' is sure nice for sealing things up and giving some reinforcing on the hard spots at the back of switches and MOLEX pins. Makes a real neat job of it. Greg __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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