Volt meter project

[Gromitdog]

WOW that's a great looking volt meter and going to blend in very well with the bike when its done . 👍

[Oddjob]

My solution was different, I mounted the same type volt meter inside my tacho, keeps it out of the rain etc.



Not decided on final colour yet, I have red, blue, yellow and green. I need to dim it a little as well.

[Gromitdog]

That looks great Ken proper job 👍

Great to see your back home & to see your on the forum I think I can say WE all missed you here on the forum with your help and guidance

[Rozabikes Tim]

My solution was different, I mounted the same type volt meter inside my tacho, keeps it out of the rain etc.



Not decided on final colour yet, I have red, blue, yellow and green. I need to dim it a little as well.

"The dogs" I think is the term. Even better you are well enough to he back on here Ken. Thats the dogs too? Maybe one with 3 though.😳

[exvalvesetdabbler]

Welcome back Ken,  pleased you're on the mend, must have been scary. Got the wife nagging me to get my pneumonia and shingles jab booked in now I qualify.

I had thought about that but not confident on making a tidy job of the cutout.

Did you wire it back to the battery through a relay or take the feed from the headlight shell and calibrate for the voltage drop under normal running.

Regards
Dave

[exvalvesetdabbler]

Assembly Time

The module was first calibrated to account for the voltage drop between the battery and the switched live in the head lamp shell.  Ideally one should run a separate wire from the battery through a fuse and relay that follows the switched live.  The voltage drop between the battery and the module will be minimal and more accurately follow the battery voltage under all load conditions.  For now I have calibrated the module to read right with normal running without headlight.  There is a small potentiometer on the module for calibration.

The LED module was glued into the housing with RTV silicone and allowed to set over night. The original wires dropped off early on when test fitting a few times so I replaced them with something more flexible and matching the bikes electrical colour scheme. They are also anchored with a blob of hot melt adhesive.

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Drop cable from the headlight shell attached to the terminal board.  The wires were salvaged from an old clutch switch.

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Wires from module soldered to terminal board
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The mounting holes in the bracket are slotted to allow some adjustment of the alignment.
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It was then just a case of screwing it all together after placing a smear of silicone on the faces of the top and bottom parts.

Regards
Dave

[exvalvesetdabbler]

Test fit.

Assembled Volt Meter
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Fitting.
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Here's a walk round video.  Its a tight squeeze and hopefully it will blend into the background, well at least until it lights up any way.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KdYEToTqvYA?feature=share

I know,  my battery is rubbish.......

Regards
Dave

 

[Johnny4428]

Nice job Dave, blends in lovely. I’d buy one but judging by the amount of work involved I probably wouldn’t be able to afford it.😜