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08-17-2012 #1
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How to show what gear you are in?
Hey guys, currently doing up a custom gauge cluster and would like to incorporate a little gauge to show me what gear I am in. It's going to be a 6spd manual tr6060. has anyone seen this done, or how would you go about it?
I know they have gauges like these for bikes etc, or you see them in rally cars. I won't have a computer for this gearbox so would you have to rig up some sensors of some sort?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Blue-LED-Uni...#ht_6233wt_906
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08-17-2012 #2
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You could build a system of limit switches that are pushed when you shift into each gear. Those limit switches could feed a micro controller like a arduino that you could program to output the correct gear display on a display like the motorcycles use.
Robert
08-19-2012 #3
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Sounds like it's easier to compare RPM to wheel speed instead of the switches.
Originally Posted by RS_Customs
I don't know much about electronics, but that's how most of the dash-systems calculate the gear (with standard road gearboxes)
08-19-2012 #4
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No offense, but if you don't know what gear you're in you shouldn't be driving fast....
-James
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08-19-2012 #5
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Wow, I know this company makes a shift knob that I was planning on getting for my BMW before I sold it:
http://www.indy-cator.de/engl/indy-c...ifter-knob.php
...but I just noticed they sell little gauges/displays that you can mount in the dash:
http://www.indy-cator.de/engl/indy-cator-dash.php
Trying to find the instructions to see how to connect the gauge, but I haven't found anything yet...
Nevermind, found it:
http://www.indy-cator.de/download/20...OR-DASH-EN.pdfMatt
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08-19-2012 #6
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I couldn't agree more, it's more so that I need another gauge on one side of my dash to even out the look and I also like the look of it. Originally Posted by SLO_Z28
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