bluethunder Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Recently, my torque gauge is very dim when I first start up. Seems more noticeable in cooler temperatures. It always comes back with brighter LED's in about 10 minutes. It's probably not limited to a torque gauge problem, but probably inherent on all similar gauges. I've reached out to AOG services for an exchange unit. Any other sources you would recommend? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freck Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 6:17 PM, bluethunder said: Recently, my torque gauge is very dim when I first start up. Seems more noticeable in cooler temperatures. It always comes back with brighter LED's in about 10 minutes. It's probably not limited to a torque gauge problem, but probably inherent on all similar gauges. I've reached out to AOG services for an exchange unit. Any other sources you would recommend? Thanks. Hey Bluethunder, maybe throw this on the maintenance forum and see if you get any bites. I've had problems when its cold on the VEMD B 3 stuff but I have no 407 experience. I prefer the steam gauges myself because of this kind of problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88is Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 Happens to our 407s occasionally, doesn't seem to matter which gauge it is, the backlight just seems to dim over time until it's barely readable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluethunder Posted October 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 Thanks freck and 88is. I have found two options, Avialta and AOG. Like anything in Aviation, nothing is cheap 😉 . 3-5k depending on what they find. Cheers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGP Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 52 minutes ago, bluethunder said: Thanks freck and 88is. I have found two options, Avialta and AOG. Like anything in Aviation, nothing is cheap 😉 . 3-5k depending on what they find. Cheers. That sounds like a deal...new ones use to be 10k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displayname Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 In vancouver. Aeromni in langley. I know they are avionics. Good people. Worth the call to wei or rickert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Propwash Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 Pretty standard for the Litton gauges. Backlights burn out over time. And yea not cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saifan Pilot Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 Same thing happened on the ship I was flying. company replaced it with Diamond Inc Gauge. Far more readable and cheaper as far as I was told. http://www.diamondjinc.net/bell-407/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluethunder Posted October 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 3 hours ago, Saifan Pilot said: Same thing happened on the ship I was flying. company replaced it with Diamond Inc Gauge. Far more readable and cheaper as far as I was told. http://www.diamondjinc.net/bell-407/ Thanks. Ive reached out to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamnut Posted October 15, 2021 Report Share Posted October 15, 2021 VIH Aerospace may have exchange options, i suspect pricing will be comparable to your other exchanges though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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