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I am very sorry if this is not the correct place for this question.

 

I am a machinist and manufacturer of a motorcycle throttle lock and recently purchased some boards for displays that read a pot from an electric bicycle throttle and use that information to light up a series of LEDs that are mounted on the board. Basically it is an RPM gauge.

 

Unfortunately the LEDs are very dim and I am hoping to have a few boards made that I can use to light much brighter LEDs. I know 3D design, CAM, G-Code and machining, but electronics are a foreign language to me. There are a few other design considerations and constraints but I was poking around and saw the Arduino Nano and love the small form factor since ideally this needs to fit into a small mirror housing.

 

Free time isn't something I have in large supply and would prefer to pay for help to design vs. buying a bunch of stuff and playing/testing/learning as I don't have any other known usages for digital boards and learning to program them.

 

I appreciate anyone's time for reading. Perhaps pointing me to information or someone interested in doing the design.

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  • Hi Brian, to answer the question in your title. You should be asking based on a requirement rather than a solution, e.g.

     

    "a high contrast linear gauge showing power from a rotary throttle, that can be easily viewed both in bright sunlight and at night and can handle vibrations and shocks from moving over a road"

     

    Lights in sunlight can be a challenge, even bright LEDs. It might be possible to compensate for sunlight with some kind of sensor that can monitor ambient light or perhaps there's a different kind of gauge that works better in varied lighting?

     

    There could be freelance designers here, also look on the forums at Tindie there might be people there who can provide design and build services. Also if the requirements are not totally clear then be prepared to throw away a few prototypes after testing them. There are plenty of small boards that could work or perhaps it would be cheaper and a better size/shape to have a PCB made up to simplify the build. Lots of wiring can be expensive and prone to failing.

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  • Hi Brian, to answer the question in your title. You should be asking based on a requirement rather than a solution, e.g.

     

    "a high contrast linear gauge showing power from a rotary throttle, that can be easily viewed both in bright sunlight and at night and can handle vibrations and shocks from moving over a road"

     

    Lights in sunlight can be a challenge, even bright LEDs. It might be possible to compensate for sunlight with some kind of sensor that can monitor ambient light or perhaps there's a different kind of gauge that works better in varied lighting?

     

    There could be freelance designers here, also look on the forums at Tindie there might be people there who can provide design and build services. Also if the requirements are not totally clear then be prepared to throw away a few prototypes after testing them. There are plenty of small boards that could work or perhaps it would be cheaper and a better size/shape to have a PCB made up to simplify the build. Lots of wiring can be expensive and prone to failing.

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