Electronic Speedo sender, My solution |
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Electronic Speedo sender, My solution |
Wasa914 |
Oct 20 2003, 11:49 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 8-October 03 From: Ukiah,CA Member No.: 1,229 |
I'm a newbie to contribute but I have received a bunch of information from this board in the past which I am very grateful. Just wanted to share what I learned.
I am using a VDO electronic speedometer and have seen alot of innovative ways to send the electronic signal via the 901 trans. My solution is to cut off the slotted key end of the speedometer cable that fits the angled trans cable driver. Drilled out the cable hole and sodder in a shortened square key drive that is in the standard GM VDO sender. I had a machinist do this and make a bushing that will center the slotted cable end in the GM sender. The GM sender has a threaded nut that will fit the 901 angled cable driver which is amazing because I thought it wasn't meteric. Hopefully this picture will appear. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-2-1066763782.jpg) Philip '73 914 still in transformation |
Steve |
Nov 1 2003, 12:33 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,619 Joined: 14-June 03 From: Orange County, CA Member No.: 822 Region Association: Southern California |
WOW $145.00 for the ERA controller.
It looks like a perfect solution for electronic speedo's but why so expensive?? This web site is a wealth of information and I appreciate all the help and diferent ways of doing it. I just won an Electronic 911 speedometer off of ebay. I still have my TI TTL cook book from college. I will look up the 74LS74 in my book. I will also visit my local radio shack and check out my options. I also love the ingenious way of bending scrap metal and using a sensor. I remember something similiar to this in the early 80's for cruise control. Except they had a conductive strip that wrapped around the axle. This strip had metal pieces sticking out similiar to SS6's solution. It would be interesting if you could use one of the cruise control kits and kill two birds with one stone. So many choices so little time and money. regards, Steve |
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