What altimeter ???

onebadhawk said:

Does anyone know anything about this altimeter ???

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Flight-data-recorder-Avionics-Data-logging-Altimeter-/181991491025?

I am curious about it because it seems so pack full of components...
I don't think I've ever seen this unit before...

Teddy

Click to expand...

Handeman said:

Are you planning on getting it to play with?

I don't know if it was the same model, but years back we had a TAP member get a scare when he twisted the wires together to power an old altimeter. The Main charge blew when he put the wires together. Turns out one of the transistors on the output had been twisted and bent a little and two of the leads were touching. Straightening the transistor fixed the problem.

Have fun with it, just be careful. The older electronics can have failure modes that the newer ones never have.

Click to expand...

bobkrech said:

https://www.emmanuelavionics.org

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.models.rockets/aeK-IY5X-1o

An Antique. No specs, don't purchase.

Bob

Click to expand...

onebadhawk said:

Wow Bob,,
Thank you,,
Not a great first impression...
There was a post by the the name Bill Davenport...
I wonder if he's any relation to our Jeff D ( JDcluster ).....

Teddy

Click to expand...

patelldp said:

Mine is complete with the wiring harness, erasure plug, and the download cable. I have a bit of extra cable and a serial cable crimper. You could buy mine and his and have two functional units pretty easily. Mine is the key, though...

https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/151932501296

Click to expand...

patelldp said:

Alrighty...who won this?

Click to expand...

Tetrahedron said:

Me got it, he he he :neener:. I used the IA-X96 (and the IA-X95) many times back in the 90s and 2000s, I even used it to airstart .
It works fine but don't use the plugs, just replace them with switches. I use an "old" PC to connect and configure it.
There was a thread a long time ago about someone making a compliance board, e.g. so you would have simple terminal connections for each output, it can be done.

John

Click to expand...