Meter Dial Creator Toolkit

RE: Meter Dial Creator Toolkit

neilk — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 12:47:14 GMT

Great project, Shabaz.

Can't believe how cheap these meters are from Aliexpress, and also from Banggood.

Any views on these 2 suppliers?

Neil

RE: Meter Dial Creator Toolkit

DAB — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 17:56:05 GMT

Fun project.

I might have to play with this one.

DAB

RE: Meter Dial Creator Toolkit

dubbie — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 09:22:49 GMT

Shabaz,

That was a fun and entertaining Blog. I do like a bit of graphic manipulation. I don't think I will ever make a similar meter myself as I like the flexibility of a digital display but it was fun to see what can be done.

Dubbie

RE: Meter Dial Creator Toolkit

michaelkellett — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 08:58:01 GMT

Very nice, how easy was it to get into the AlieExpress meter to change the scale.

Have you found any one still selling good quality meter movements ?

RE: Meter Dial Creator Toolkit

jw0752 — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 01:31:53 GMT

Hi Shabaz,

You always manage to find the neatest things. I still love analog meters and I have a bin or two of different sizes and shapes. As you mentioned the problem is always finding a way to make the scale work. Being able to print a new dial will be awesome. I just finished fixing and Old BK 290 Multimeter yesterday. Fortunately the dial and meter were in good condition and didn't need any work. I will book mark your posting for future use.

John

RE: Meter Dial Creator Toolkit

ralphjy — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 20:57:14 GMT

Very nice - and useful. I'll have to try it out if I can find the time to hunt down my spare meters (probably easier to buy new ones).

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balearicdynamics — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 20:08:34 GMT

Great project Shabaz!!! I have a vintage amperemeter Yokogawa around 1970, similar to the Milli amperemeter I have used with microphone and lights. Seeing your projects I am confident that I can use it as analog measure device for something totally different coming from a sensor. Am I right?

Enrico

RE: Meter Dial Creator Toolkit

genebren — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 19:48:43 GMT

Very nice! I have seen other custom dials scales, but these look great.

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ankur608 — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 19:42:12 GMT

Nice.