Let's Play. . ."Whats-this-called"

***falcon409*** · December 5th, 2011, 17:22

I know someone here knows the correct nomenclature for this item. I need to find a good clear image that I can use for the work I'm doing on the OV-10 consoles.
Thanks in advance!!:salute:

**OleBoy** · December 5th, 2011, 17:23

If I'm not mistaken, that's the head of a screw. Phillips, to be exact!

Or, find your flavor http://www.google.com/search?q=aircr...w=1920&bih=857

**warchild** · December 5th, 2011, 18:46

In all honesty, it looks like the pulley off the front of a GM/Oldsmobile engines alternator. but since you say it gows on the panel, i'm at a loss. wityh that raised center, it doesnt look like a screw head to me. Perhaps a tuning ring from an antique radio ???

**Tako_Kichi** · December 5th, 2011, 18:56

Hard to tell from that picture but it almost looks like those push on end caps you see to hold wheels onto shafts as fitted to kids wagons.

**OleBoy** · December 5th, 2011, 19:18

Originally Posted by Tako_Kichi

Hard to tell from that picture but it almost looks like those push on end caps you see to hold wheels onto shafts as fitted to kids wagons.

GOOD ANSWER!!!

**Piglet** · December 5th, 2011, 19:25

Those are console lightbulb sockets/covers/soyoucanchangebulbsthingy
Official name?
Panel Illumnination Recepticle?

**Gibbage** · December 5th, 2011, 19:41

I dont know what the heck it is, or what it does, I just know its on the Grumman Goose on what I think is the radio alt.

Attachment 53766

You can pull that texture from the Goose gauge DDS file.

**Javis** · December 5th, 2011, 19:43

A fairly good view of what they look like here ( F-86 Sabre ) :

http://www.goldenappleoperations.org/images/gallery/100_0032.JPG

cheers,
jan

***falcon409*** · December 5th, 2011, 22:22

Thanks everyone. Ok, I just noticed that they are used on the T-37 panel, so tomorrow (oops, today I mean) I'll be driving over to the airport (about 3 miles) and getting some close-ups of the item on the "Tweet in residence".:salute:

**strykerpsg** · December 5th, 2011, 22:28

Originally Posted by falcon409

I know someone here knows the correct nomenclature for this item. I need to find a good clear image that I can use for the work I'm doing on the OV-10 consoles.
Thanks in advance!!:salute:

OK, not the best picture, but it is a bulb cover for earlier generation guages. They unscrewed off and were painted plastic caps, in this case a few have centers unpainted and raised to emit a bit of light, while others would remain unpainted and light gauges around the bulb.

Matt

**CG_1976** · December 5th, 2011, 23:02

Fuse cover??

**bruce448** · December 6th, 2011, 01:56

In the RN we called them Pillar lights they are used to illuminate the panel from behind (ie they screw into a perspex cover with the front painted black), the lettering on the panel is then etched and filled with white paint and the areas around the gauges are bevelled, that way the white lettering and area around the gauges illuminate when the panel lights are turned on.

Bruce

**res non verba** · December 6th, 2011, 03:16

is a plastic nut, is what holds the panel in place, and how it is to be tighten by hand have those rebounds.

the bulbs are higher and has a side opening, none of the above photos as this. i will try to find a photo.

i'm a amt!

:ernae:

**bruce448** · December 6th, 2011, 03:36

Originally Posted by res non verba

is a plastic nut, is what holds the panel in place, and how it is to be tighten by hand have those rebounds.

the bulbs are higher and has a side opening, none of the above photos as this. i will try to find a photo.

i'm a amt!

:ernae:

the ones that stand proud of the panel were/are called 'P' lamps

Attachment 53777

Bruce

**OleBoy** · December 6th, 2011, 03:54

Originally Posted by res non verba

is a plastic nut, is what holds the panel in place, and how it is to be tighten by hand have those rebounds.

the bulbs are higher and has a side opening, none of the above photos as this. i will try to find a photo.

i'm a amt!

:ernae:

Here you can see it clearly

***falcon409*** · December 6th, 2011, 04:02

Originally Posted by OleBoy

Here you can see it clearly.

Perfect, you saved me a trip to the airport, lol. Thanks to everyone who answered. . . .now back to the consoles!!

**OleBoy** · December 6th, 2011, 04:04

Originally Posted by falcon409

Perfect, you saved me a trip to the airport, lol. Thanks to everyone who answered. . . .now back to the consoles!!

Not to mention, warming the vehicle, the gas, traffic. LOL!

Ed, check PMs.

**res non verba** · December 6th, 2011, 04:16

yes you find it typically in a military cockpit. i worked with c-130 and they have a lot. i will ask a B2(Avionics), i'm a B1 (Mechanical) :salute:

**brianf51** · December 6th, 2011, 04:26

If I remember correctly this type beamed the light sideways into the perspex panels so that it showed up in the etched areas, lettering & lines

**res non verba** · December 6th, 2011, 06:02

yes, probably is the nut/cap to replace the bulb inside for the backlight panels.

**bruce448** · December 6th, 2011, 07:06

If you look at this site http://www.thexhunters.com/xpeditions/nf-104a_hunt.html the picture for NF-104A INSTRUMENT PANEL FRAGMENTS will show you the make up of the perspex panels (although this one is in pieces) and also look at the picture for the following NF-104A COCKPIT PARTS item number 7.

Bruce

ps I spent 25 years in the Fleet Air Arm as an Electrical Tech and changed the bulbs in these things on a daily basis.

**res non verba** · December 6th, 2011, 07:19

you are right bruce :salute:

in the first post I read on the diagonal and thought you are talking about the cessna type exterior gauge light poles!

:ernae: