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  1. Thanks Stinger. Prevailing circumstances at the time didn't allow me to do that, but I have since done so and all worked fine. Meanwhile I had contacted Bodner Tech Support to see what they had to say, and they basically said the same thing - plug in and see if it works! I can definitely see why they would recommend not enlarging the holes. A regular twist drill wants to catch the edge of the material which could snap off the corner of the board or perhaps crack inward. That's in addition to possibly drilling into the circuit traces. They said it depended on the size of the hole. Sure it does. But you're pretty close to the corner anyway, you couldn't enlarge it very much. I carefully worked it out by hand to 1/8" to accommodate a #4 machine screw, and got by with it. I'm sure others have likely done this, never having noticed the warning on the Bodner website. My boards were the BBI-32 button board and the BU0836 joystick and matrix button board. I'm sure it's best if you just don't do it, but with extreme caution and going slowly and carefully, it can work. And if you brick your board, I'm sure Bodner doesn't want to hear from you! :-)
  2. I have a couple of Leo Bodner's button boards. I enlarged the mounting holes before I read the advisory/warning not to do so. The re-drill went fine, the corner didn't split out, no apparent damage but is it possible I might have damaged any internal circuit layers, if there are any? I haven't tried to use the boards yet. There is no explanation on the Bodner site as to why the holes should not be enlarged.
  3. Not sure about the Nano but I would think they would work. There are several Arduino-based projects for FSX on Youtube that will give you the basics. Arduino controllers can drive stepper motors or servos for dial type instruments. Dual axes instruments like altimeter or attitude indicator get a bit complex mechanically, but the Arduino can be used. Just do a Youtube search for "arduino FSX instruments". The Arduino can also drive LCD displays and digital numeric elements.
  4. I'm using a Saitek switch panel (the one with the gear lever) and also the Instrument panel. System is W7, everything works fine, no problem. I plan to add some custom built devices that interface through link2fs. Does the Saitek connector work OK together with the Saitek connector with no known conflicts?
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