{"id":12414,"date":"2016-12-02T21:08:39","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T21:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.micro-trike.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12414"},"modified":"2016-12-02T21:20:42","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T21:20:42","slug":"new-switch-panel-first-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.micro-trike.co.uk\/wordpress\/new-switch-panel-first-look\/","title":{"rendered":"New switch panel – first look"},"content":{"rendered":"

Using the Savannah’s old switch panel as a template, I cut out the shape from the left-over aluminium sheet that I thought would do the repair on the tray to which the panel is attached and which had been so badly butchered by someone in the past. As it happened, it turned out to be not too far off and after a bit of jiggery-pokery I managed to get the repair done. Here’s a shot of the finished item.<\/p>\n

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It was far from easy actually because not only did I have to get the dimensions about right and the three holes for the mounting screws to line up to accept the new switch panel, but I also had to attach the bracket on the rear surface of the tray front in exactly the right place so the holes in it lined up with the pop rivet holes in the roof panel. It ended up looking not very pretty but the important thing is that it’ll do the job and it’s also much better than the butchered state in which the last person left it.<\/p>\n

But in any case, it’ll be almost totally covered by the switch panel itself, as the following ‘first look’ at it roughly in position shows.<\/p>\n

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It will eventually look much better when it’s fully installed because as the picture shows, there’s a big gap along its top that will disappear when the roof panel’s pop rivets are inserted. I had a couple of disappointments along the way, though.<\/p>\n

Firstly I found that there’s a step that I hadn’t realised was there in each lower corner of the tray to which the panel is attached. Unfortunately, the 15A master circuit breaker on the right hand side just fouls the step on that side, meaning that it will have to be rotated very slightly. Not a disaster, but just bad luck for the sake of a few millimetres.<\/p>\n

Also, while I was testing the mounting hole alignments, one of the screws popped out and landed on the seat beside me. For the life of me I’ve been unable to find it, despite taking out the seats and looking everywhere inside the cabin for it. The screw is ‘special’ as it’s part of the panel fittings but luckily Victor was able to help me out with a couple that don’t match the existing ones but will at least allow me to press on towards finishing the job tomorrow.<\/p>\n

So tomorrow I’m hoping to get all of the wiring in place, including that for the new strobes that the supplier has told me are on 5-10 days back-order. Typical. And with a bit of luck I might at last be able to get 77ASY’s roof back on again too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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