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08-03-2013, 06:17 PM | #1 |
Getting Wild
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Volt meters installed on dash today
I bought both meters on eBay. About $15 each. The upper meter is rated for 30-70V. Available in different colors. The lower meter is rated for 8.5-50V. I compared the accuracy to a calibrated Fluke meter. Close enough!
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08-03-2013, 06:43 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Volt meters installed on dash today
Nice installation !! How is the blue for readability in the sun ?? I selected red for mine and I'm dissapointed in the readability of the red in the sun. (It just dissappears) RAY
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08-03-2013, 06:52 PM | #3 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Volt meters installed on dash today
I done the same thing, bought from eBay. Except I used 1 meter with a DPDT Switch to toggle between 36v pack and 12v aux. battery. The V meter was within .2v of my fluke. I think the one I got was $17 w/free shipping 8.5-50v. I'm pleased with it.
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08-03-2013, 10:43 PM | #4 |
Getting Wild
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Re: Volt meters installed on dash today
That blue is fairly good in the daylight. But in full sun, it is hard to read, especially if I'm driving, and the numbers are changing while accelerating or braking. LCD probably would have been a better choice, but even that doesn't play well with my polarized sunglasses.
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08-04-2013, 06:24 AM | #5 |
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08-04-2013, 08:07 AM | #6 |
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08-04-2013, 08:11 AM | #7 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Volt meters installed on dash today
LED voltmeters used to be popular back in the 70's and 80's before LCD's. I even had an LED watch. It ate batteries! I still have some LED voltmeters from projects back then. You would never see them outside in the sun though.
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08-04-2013, 08:45 AM | #8 |
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08-04-2013, 08:55 AM | #9 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Volt meters installed on dash today
I've installed those style meters in vehicles and I found it helpful to give them a light coat of taillight lens tint paint to darken them up so they won't be as bright and it also helps them being visible during the day
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08-04-2013, 09:00 AM | #10 | |
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Re: Volt meters installed on dash today
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Since the illuminated segments are blue in color, they are probably cold cathode gas or electroluminescent. LCDs tend to be blank panels without visible segments unless the segments are activated. They either pass/reflect ambient light, or pass/block light from a back-lighting source. The early LED displays were power hogs, but they have improved considerably since then. I'm pretty sure the seven segment displays in the DVM battery meters Scotty sells, use red LEDs as a light source, but I have to tear one apart to be 100% sure. |
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