Built myself a rev counter!!

Started by yorkshirespud, November 30, 2007, 12:31:09 PM

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yorkshirespud

Though it may not look like you expect! I've been busy with the soldering iron and electronics spare bits box recently, so here it is in all its glory:



It's an amalgamation of various designs available on the internet, and should produce 1 Volt of output per 1000rpm for an 8 cylinder engine (adjustable to get just right). I'll hook it up to a microprocessor and attached Analog-to-Digitial convertor I'm working on:



These guts then sit behind the new console section I've constructed:



Which sits in the dash:



The display will (when I'm finished) display the RPM as a number, e.g. "2000 RPM"

Pics when finished :)

Incursus

Good old LM2917...

I used one of those in the Eco-Car Injector Controller...

Titsy

Quoting: Incursus
Good old LM2917...

I used one of those in the Eco-Car Injector Controller...

Err... That was me...

55starchief

Quoting: Titsy
Err... That was me...


now that would make a change

Incursus

Quoting: Titsy
Err... That was me...


well thank feck for that, thought I was sleep typing again

art b

another man sausage chance, missed......
This forum needs, ''YOU'' posting,Not just reading ! :moon:

Incursus

Quoting: art b
another man sausage chance, missed......


was my pc.  that would be against the rules


Roadkill

Quoting: Incursus
was my pc. that would be against the rules


Yeah, the point was you could err . . man sausage Titsy.

That sounds so wrong . .

EDIT - Re. Rev guage - very cool.  I don't understand electronics in the slightest so am easily impressed on that score.


Titsy

it was Chris that was logged in on his own PC when I posted... The rules say you can't post man sausage if the person who ownes the PC is logged in...