Whilst I was on covid lockdown I bought several avionics parts with the intention of making teardown videos and seeing if I could possibly power them up. If you are a frequent visitor to this site and \/ or my YouTube channel then you will already know this but for new visitors please check my other posts and my YouTube channel for more avionics teardowns.<\/p>\n
I have a cockpit LCD display unit from an RAF Nimrod MRA4 which was a cancelled project to upgrade the existing MR2 aircraft which included new avionics and several aircraft were built but later scrapped before they entered service due to the project’s cancellation. Somehow many of the parts ended up on eBay and I’ve found by doing a little research these display units have found their way to home cockpit flight sim enthusiasts wanting to see if they can be used. Short answer to that question is possibly\u00a0<\/em>but from my teardown its likely they need a specialised video format and \/ or additional signalling to select inputs. My unit seems to be possibly faulty \/ broken as well but I will find that out once I get a power supply that can handle it as it draws over 5 amps at 28V. It’s explained in the YouTube video but for now here are some photos of the main boards.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I will try and power the device up at a later date and try and find out what video signals it works with if possible. Of course, I will report any findings here and also do a video if required.<\/p>\n YouTube video<\/p>\n\n