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New Jag Video
🕑 Added 2022-02-15 19:19:58 +0000 UTCI get back to the Jag to make it slightly more roadworthy. Complete with lots of engineering and legal advice.
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Danil Kozyatnikov
Another alternative is that you can make the gauge show percentage and then have a small eink screen saying what is this gauge representing right now. And switch between different measures with a button.
Danil Kozyatnikov
I am working on a gauge cluster for a 2002 SLK and trying to keep it somewhat classy. Hear me out, maybe you can draw parts of this for your purposes. 1. There are circular screens that you can drive with either Arduino or a Raspberry Pi. I ordered a couple from these guys: https://www.aliexpress.com/store/group/round-screen/311228_517898647.html This way you can incorporate it into your gauge cluster. 2. I took the original gauge needle, put it on a ceramic bearing and planning to just glue on top of the screen. Then I'm adding a magnetic coupling and a stepper motor on the back of the screen. Basically this way you can still have a physical gauge that could change what it represents with a screen. In fact, if you take an eInk screen, it will almost look like a printed background for the gauge.
Matt Brown
I thought about it, but I feel like a camera and screen would look too modern. plus I like the simplicity of a mirror.
T. Dunn
I liked the mirror addition. Did you consider doing it with a rear camera?
Matt Brown
Oh interesting. That might be a better idea.
Gavin McKeown
I, like Matt, don't know a lot about electronics :)
Jose
That’s true. I hadn’t considered that. I guess you’ll know for sure when you see your car at the bottom of a hill you parked on.
Simon
It's more about making them Electrically rugged, not Physically. You don't want it to die from a voltage spike or HV noise.
Simon
You won't know if window controllers shut down to early.
Jose
That’s a cool idea. Couldn’t you also add an online circuit breaker to prevent things from burning out? I did this to my dads old thunderbird. His windows regulators were slow and had no power so I added a device to bring the voltage up to 24v and they work like a dream. I added a circuit breaker to keep the voltage amplifier from burning out and it seems to be happy doing its job
Mikki Jayne
Love the carpet! On the parking brake motors, a chap called Kevin Erickson (who has put a Tesla drivetrain in a Plymouth Satellite) has used one-touch window controllers to do this job. Give them a pulse to open or a pulse to close and they automatically shut off when the current spikes. Seems nice and simple, and the units are designed for an automotive environment already. No-duino ;)
Brian Lalor
It is indeed very red, and I love it. Bummer about the tow; time for an electric variant of this? https://www.blipshift.com/products/itll-make-it
Brian Lalor
Ohai, Gavin! 😉
Matt Brown
Maybe, but I’m not sure about the thermal effects. I don’t know a lot about electronics. I will probably just make two Arduino control systems that control everything in the car. And if one of them fails I’ll just throw it away and plug the other one in :)
Gavin McKeown
Another great video! Glad to see the Jag has not been forgotten. Could you ruggedize the Arduinos by dipping / potting them once they were tested and debugged? If they have soldered pigtails with auto-grade connectors, they could always be swapped out if they failed.
Jeremy Pennington
I bet you could use TunerStudio for gauges, there are a couple of io boxes that tunerStudio interfaces with that have can. You could map any can data to a gauge and I think it could also be logged at that point.
Matt Brown
If it’s going outside, I’ll scuff it and use primer. If it’s going inside like the seat frame, ill usually just spray it with spray paint and call it good.
Alex Krush
Thanks! And that’s enamel paint, right? Do you use a primer or just layer it? And is scuffing part of your prep or just wipe down? I appreciate the response. Although I’m sure there are many, this is the one question I keep wondering after watching all of your videos. The trusty spray paint
Matt Brown
Prep is super important. I always wipe it down with acetone and make sure there’s no crusties from rust or anything. For paint I find the rustoleum professional is pretty good. I’m sure there’s some better stuff but that’s easily available most hardware stores.
Alex Krush
What kind of spray paint do you use on all of your projects? I can never seem to get spray paint to stick to things. Or is it the preparation that’s important?
