ORIGINAL: RichLockyer
ORIGINAL: Jimmbbo
To protect the fuel pump and mini power panel from trunk gremlins and size 12s, I cut down an electronics project box to act as a guard around them... see post # 384..
Smart. [sm=thumbup.gif]
As much as I love the design of the Cermark panel (still not sure if it's worth $70), a couple of things bug me.
The exposed and vulnerable glo charger.
The design of the banana jacks leaves exposed contacts that I can just see shorting against the side of my truck.
The fuel pump switch getting bumped "on".
These wouldn't be major issues on "conventional" flight boxes where the panel is angled upwards or contained inside of a larger box.
Had the same concerns about the Hobbico mini panel... Am considering adding a hinged clear panel over the whole thing, but that may end up being overkill...
I'm sure you have thought of this, but if the pump is below the fuel level, priming will not be necessary...
Cheers!
Jim