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Voltmeter Mod

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by Koolvin, 3 Nov 2001.

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  1. Koolvin

    Koolvin The Modfather

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    Discuss here!
     
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  2. ZeffriN

    ZeffriN What's a Dremel?

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    You suck

    I was just thinking about doing that today

    Cept, I was gonna go the Voltage, and also try and work out how many amps my system is pulling from the PSU

    heh

    Love your work Koolvin
     
    ZeffriN, 3 Nov 2001
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  3. Kevo

    Kevo 426F6C6C6F636B7300

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    pfft out of place in this world of high tech ;)
     
    Kevo, 3 Nov 2001
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  4. K

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    Hmmmm, positively delicious!!!! :D

    Kinda makes me feel sick that my new Dragon case has a door...... lol
     
    K, 3 Nov 2001
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  5. Hi-TEK

    Hi-TEK What's a Dremel?

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    Nice one modfather I absolutely think it will look trick on the ClearPC case. Its hard to tell from the view of the pictures, but do I see 4 pins on the back of the Voltmeter? I'm assuming two are wired for the 12v (red) and ground (black) to power the leds and the other two connect to a female molex connector. Can you provide a rear shot of the finished powered unit so I can see your wiring to confirm.
     
    Hi-TEK, 3 Nov 2001
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  6. Koolvin

    Koolvin The Modfather

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    yup - that's correct
     
    Koolvin, 3 Nov 2001
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  7. SmokeShank

    SmokeShank What's a Dremel?

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    Nice job.
     
    SmokeShank, 3 Nov 2001
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  8. jamiesurfs

    jamiesurfs Boom Boom, Cha Cha Cha!

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    Retro Rocks! More, More, More!:D
     
    jamiesurfs, 3 Nov 2001
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  9. ZeffriN

    ZeffriN What's a Dremel?

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    Possibly difuse those LEds a little so the light scatters more evenly through the unit?
     
    ZeffriN, 4 Nov 2001
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  10. SmokeShank

    SmokeShank What's a Dremel?

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    Thats a good idea. To spread the light evenly through the unit :)
     
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  11. Jamie

    Jamie ex-Bit-Tech code junkie

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    yeah .. very easy with a bit of fine grit sandpaper too ;)
     
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  12. Jamie

    Jamie ex-Bit-Tech code junkie

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    Are you still getting your 3mm leds from the same place .... when u sent me 5 about 4 or 5 months ago they were all different shades ... those two took to be slightly different too ;)
    Try looking at a couple of them through a glass of coke and see if any of them look strange ....


    AM i MAD?
     
    Jamie, 4 Nov 2001
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  13. TiTch

    TiTch h2o cooled

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    Great mod, I like the idea of doing it to an amp meter and diffusing the LEDs, I have loads of glass etch spray to use, but room on my case is becomming an issue.

    Can you do too many mods?

    P.S. Are you mad, if you are here, most proberbly.
     
    TiTch, 5 Nov 2001
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  14. Kyzoku

    Kyzoku What's a Dremel?

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    More gauges

    After seeing this, I began thinking about maybe putting other gauges on the front of a PC. I was kindof thinking that maybe a few small round gauges would be cool, maybe a temp gauge, voltmeter, and either a ammeter or tach (hooked up to the CPU or case fan) would look pretty neat.

    Not sure how to go about wiring like an electronic car tach up to a fan though....

    http://www.egauges.com/ has some neat stuff, very retro. Some things would look very nice on an aluminum chassis, I think.
     
    Kyzoku, 7 Nov 2001
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  15. brutal

    brutal What's a Dremel?

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    very nice mod, btw if you added a spdt switch to the Volt input side you could monitor both 12vdc and 5vdc :)
     
    brutal, 7 Nov 2001
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  16. Precarious

    Precarious What's a Dremel?

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    can you change the scaling?
    you could change it witch your nickname, or a babe?
     
    Precarious, 12 Dec 2001
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  17. Warbear_nG

    Warbear_nG What's a Dremel?

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    Damn you brutal!

    Was thinking of the same thing!

    TiTcH:
    YOU are mad!
     
    Warbear_nG, 16 Jan 2002
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  18. BoilermakerFan

    BoilermakerFan What's a Dremel?

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    The Retro Voltmeter is very cool!

    I'm thinking about using a round voltmeter from an automotive application if I can't find a round one elsewhere. Now you need to duplicate that for the 5V leads as well.

    BoilermakerFan
     
    BoilermakerFan, 25 Jan 2002
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  19. Sim0n

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    LOL, i have ordered three car type gauges, they would fit into the VW golf Mk2 Vortex console (if you have lost me, dont worry, im a car nut)

    basic they are 40mm round ones, volt, amps, and possibly a water temp gauge Hmmmm

    damn, i think i just gave away the secret of how im gonna get that celeron 1.2 upto 1.8
     
    Sim0n, 28 Jan 2002
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  20. robinv

    robinv What's a Dremel?

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    How about it into a VU meter for measuring the volume output of your soundcard. You'd get plenty of moving needle action and you could get two for stereo - far more visually exciting than mere voltage.
    There must be a way to connect it up via serial or USB and get data from the windows mixer - or, i guess, you could run the output of the soundcard through it.

    Let me know if anyone has any ideas for this :)

    Cheers
    Robin
     
    robinv, 6 Feb 2002
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