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For some reason, my airplane had the TC moved to the left one slot. So, I had the "5-pack" in usual configuration, but a blank on the lower left and the TC one hole further left.
I decided to take a shot at moving this over on my own. From what I can tell, it looks like I succeeded. Its a much better look now and I will blank out the lower hole to the far left until I get a use for it.
But, I think the reason they had it where it was was because the hole where it would normally go is not a perfect circle. It has two dog ears, one on each lower side (left and right). The same idea as what the altimeter hole looks like - you need room for the kohlsman knob, so they have the shape modified from a perfect circle to accept that knob.
On the hold I moved the TC to, it has two of those dog ears, so the only way I could install the TC there was to use the top two screws only.
I assume this is a "solved" problem in the wide world of avionics. I looked on AC Spruce and didn't see anything. I presume there is an adapter or something that will sink into that hole and turn it into a perfect 3 1/8th circle into which I can mount the TC.
What is the best way to proceed?
I decided to take a shot at moving this over on my own. From what I can tell, it looks like I succeeded. Its a much better look now and I will blank out the lower hole to the far left until I get a use for it.
But, I think the reason they had it where it was was because the hole where it would normally go is not a perfect circle. It has two dog ears, one on each lower side (left and right). The same idea as what the altimeter hole looks like - you need room for the kohlsman knob, so they have the shape modified from a perfect circle to accept that knob.
On the hold I moved the TC to, it has two of those dog ears, so the only way I could install the TC there was to use the top two screws only.
I assume this is a "solved" problem in the wide world of avionics. I looked on AC Spruce and didn't see anything. I presume there is an adapter or something that will sink into that hole and turn it into a perfect 3 1/8th circle into which I can mount the TC.
What is the best way to proceed?
