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| L-1011 CPT - DC Power Distribution |
Jim Blasco and I got a lot of good work done on the simulator today. What we are mainly working on for the next few weeks is the DC and AC power distribution for the simulator. Building a good power foundation is important but it's certainly not the most glorious part of sim building. To make the power distribution behavior "feel" as close to the original as possible we are actually reconstructing, on a very small scale, the power buses used with the actual Lockheed L-1011.
All of the DC buses for the simulator will be 24V buses. However, the LED lights that we are using for the cockpit flood lighting are 12V lights. Therefore, we need to DC-DC convert the 24V buses to 12V. Below is an image of a 12V 10A DC-DC converter installed into the power side side of the aft circuit breaker panel.
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| L-1011 CPT - DC Power Distribution - DC-DC Converter 24V to 12V |
Here is Jim installing the DC-DC converter. Having worked as an aircraft mechanic for Eastern Airlines and others for most of his career, Jim really does neat work mounting components.
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| L-1011 CPT - DC Power Distribution |
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| L-1011 CPT - DC Power Distribution |
It wouldn't be an installation job without the appropriate tools! It sure seems that there is a different tool for just about every step along the way. As Richard Grigg would say .... "what a mess!"
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