variometer mounting

[kevin powles]

Hi, Does any one know what mounting bracket I need to mount a variometer to the inside of a universal carrier on the Mk1 set up?, also what length of lead will I require to go from it to the rear aerial?.

further questions to come I am sure, also looking for a 4B 'Dog Bone'.

thanks kevin.

[Jon Skagfeld]

Bruce Parker or Stewart Loy should chime in, if they're on-line.

[Bruce MacMillan]

According to EMER FZ256/3 the variometer uses 2 pieces.

Pieces, packing No. 1 ZA2993
Plate, metal, seating, aerial Variometer ZA/CAN1075

The ZA2993 is used on other vehicles so should be common.

aerial feeder assy No. 7 ZA10220 uses a 16" lead
connector, single, 16" ZA/CAN1351

[Ron Pier]

This is on Ebay at the moment quite cheap.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pye-Link-P...item43c25b73e8
I have a coil of WS19 co axe cable.

Ron

[Johnny Canuck]

It would appear that a special mounting bracket is required for a Universal Carrier installation.
The Packing Piece No.1 (wood, rubber, bakelite) and a Seating Plate Metal are required. These are fastened to the Variometer with 3 screws ( the 3 holes are visible on the underside of the Variometer case)
The problem is how to fasten this assembly to the vehicle as you can not reach the mounting screws once the Variometer is attached to the plate assembly.
A Brackets, Metal, Mounting, Variometer No.C1 (ZA/Can 1376) is required to mount it to the Vehicle.
This bracket is just visible as the hashed line behind the Variometer in the picture you posted.

Geoff

You need items 2, 27 and 28

[kevin powles]

Hi johnny, that info is great!, I have seen the spacer available but I guess the metal bracket would be difficult to get, has anyone got a drawing of it, looks easy to make.

Regards Kevin.

[kevin powles]

Originally Posted by Johnny Canuck

It would appear that a special mounting bracket is required for a Universal Carrier installation.
The Packing Piece No.1 (wood, rubber, bakelite) and a Seating Plate Metal are required. These are fastened to the Variometer with 3 screws ( the 3 holes are visible on the underside of the Variometer case)
The problem is how to fasten this assembly to the vehicle as you can not reach the mounting screws once the Variometer is attached to the plate assembly.
A Brackets, Metal, Mounting, Variometer No.C1 (ZA/Can 1376) is required to mount it to the Vehicle.
This bracket is just visible as the hashed line behind the Variometer in the picture you posted.

Geoff

You need items 2, 27 and 28

Hi, Does anyone know where I can get the top two straps (item 10) of the featured drawing, also the 6 pin dog bone.

thanks kevin.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Here's some shots of the various bits. The first shows the factory supplied 11 set base bolted to the running board. The 19 set adapter plate is leaning loose above it. You have to remove the 11 set rails and install the 19 set ones using the same (outer) set of holes.

Then there are four rubber 'feet' that bolt onto the adapter plate and then to the underside of the 'Carrier No.22' which is what the 19 set sender/receiver is fastened to with the canvas strap. There is a secondary sheet metal plate with a junction box that also fits the same holes at the right (or vehicle rear) side of the set. The supply unit sits sideways on top of the sender/receiver held in place by two metal angles that are screws to the top of the set, two 'pieces packing' and a canvas strap.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

More pics.

[kevin powles]

Hi Bruce, I see you are still me hero!. Many thanks for help past and present, what I do need is a drawing of that metal plate the control unit bolts too, I made the vario bracket last week, will studying your pics in detail on my laptop later.

Thanks again Kevin.

[universalgrl]

Any possibility of posting line drawings of the CU and variometer mount?

[kevin powles]

Originally Posted by universalgrl

Any possibility of posting line drawings of the CU and variometer mount?

Hi, I would post the varo mount drawing but it's a PDF file and I can't work out how to post it GGrr#*+

Give me 48 hours.

Kevin.

[Grant Bowker]

You can post PDFs using the same "Manage Attachments" screen as for JPG or other formats. The size limit is 244.1 KB.