Digital Tachometer

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  1. fastback86

    fastback86 Loose cars and fast women

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    Here's a short video of something I'm working on, along with other projects. I'm making a digital dashboard to go in my Maverick. The readout on the display is multiplied by 10, or each one of the bar graph segments is 500 rpm. Here's the test version of the tach in operation:

    [ame="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=56057745"]Tachometer Video by Van Wilder - MySpace Video[/ame]

    If it doesn't load click on the title bar in the video window
     
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    chirt Carlos Hirt

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    cool! so you're an electronics expert?
     
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    fastback86 Loose cars and fast women

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    I think expert would be way to strong of an adjective :D

    It's one of my many hobbies. I built this one for my other car:

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    PAINTANK Cometosis Obsessivus

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    Why not 4 digits?
     
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    fastback86 Loose cars and fast women

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    The last digit would be changing so much it wouldn't be of much use. I could cram another digit in there and just leave it at zero I guess.:hmmm:
     
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    Grabber5.0 Gear-head wannabe

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    Really you could probably leave the last two digits at zero and be close enough.
     
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    Mavman72 Gone backwards but lookin' forward

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    Thats very cool :bowdown:
     
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    fastback86 Loose cars and fast women

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    I may do that in the final version, just not sure yet. I'm going to make a speedo just like it.
     
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    1973Maverick357 Cooler then a Camaro

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    Somebody rebuilding a 1970 mach 1 paid $1800 for a digital dash they are one of my good friends
     
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    That is Freaking AWESOME!!!:bowdown::thumbs2:
     
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    My brother does this kind of stuff to.....
    He gets paid tons of money for custom electronics. There was this truck called the "Freedom truck" Built here in Cincinnati.....My brother did most of the electronics in it.....He got paid an insane amount of money.....then again the guy used to pay a painter to come up here from tenn to paint the truck. I wish i had some pics it is a work of art on all levels.

    Sad part is I cant get him to do anything for me.....He says you can do yourself which is true it just takes me10 trys and 10 times the time and money:(......

    My hands are not steady enough to solder....
     
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    You should build me a digital dash or write a tech article you would be GOD lol
     
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    I gotta get mine built first. The plan is to cram 6 digital gauges (Speedo, Tach, water temp, Volts, Oil PSI, and fuel %) inside a factory instrument cluster. I may open up the face plate to have one big opening instead of the 2. I'm not sure what the final product will look like yet. I'll keep you guys posted though.
     
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    You wouldn't have a pic would ya? I like to check the competition :idea:
     
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