- April 14th, 2013, 11:42 am#442729
To the comments about Matt and Chris trying to hoard the discovery of this: what utter BS. Given the scarcity of the thing and even scarcer information around about them, it's no wonder it took 3 years of digging to get to this point. That's doing research, coming to a hypothetical conclusion, and then verifying the results; it's not smothering one's body in these while cackling to oneself.
I feel I should also add, that after being brought into the fold just a short time ago on this, I did some digging of my own. These things are only used on a single aircraft line (apparently purpose-built for a specific aircraft display), and that line in question is 100% military and still in use. That's the reason why these things are so expensive and hard to find. Additionally, not to be a party-pooper for our non-US friends, there's a good chance these are considered ITAR and can't be sold out of country without an export license, and I think in that case, it would be the Navy.
I'm hoping Matt and Chris can get these animated soon, seeing as some kind soul supplied them with a daughterboard for the socket to avoid damaging the bargraph!
I feel I should also add, that after being brought into the fold just a short time ago on this, I did some digging of my own. These things are only used on a single aircraft line (apparently purpose-built for a specific aircraft display), and that line in question is 100% military and still in use. That's the reason why these things are so expensive and hard to find. Additionally, not to be a party-pooper for our non-US friends, there's a good chance these are considered ITAR and can't be sold out of country without an export license, and I think in that case, it would be the Navy.
I'm hoping Matt and Chris can get these animated soon, seeing as some kind soul supplied them with a daughterboard for the socket to avoid damaging the bargraph!