digital charge temp gauge
04 May 2004, 04:00 PM
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£50 OMG you must be joking. Try Maplins, they have a large selection of computer temp monitors that will do the job for a fraction of the price. They even have guages with alarms and outputs for fan controllers etc..
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05 May 2004, 11:49 AM
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http://www.maplin.co.uk/?homepage=go...dsearchovehome
and
http://www.maplin.co.uk/?homepage=go...dsearchovehome
but best to visit Maplins and look at their range for yourself. Lots of small LCD displays with temp probes to suit for not much dosh!
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and
http://www.maplin.co.uk/?homepage=go...dsearchovehome
but best to visit Maplins and look at their range for yourself. Lots of small LCD displays with temp probes to suit for not much dosh!
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06 May 2004, 04:02 AM
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u get the lot of mike gauge all the wire and sensor for £40 to your door
i will post his number later today
easy to fit yes m8 very easy
i will post his number later today
easy to fit yes m8 very easy
06 May 2004, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by scooby-si
u get the lot of mike gauge all the wire and sensor for £40 to your door
i will post his number later today
easy to fit yes m8 very easy
i will post his number later today
easy to fit yes m8 very easy
06 May 2004, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by StickyMicky
£7.99 from maplins
its the first one i found
You are looking for 1sec sample rate and one that runs off the car battery for its supply.
Cheers
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15 May 2004, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by NM
Check out its size, power supply and refresh rate before you purchase !
You are looking for 1sec sample rate and one that runs off the car battery for its supply.
Cheers
Neal
You are looking for 1sec sample rate and one that runs off the car battery for its supply.
Cheers
Neal
How exactly do you wire it up??
19 May 2004, 02:31 PM
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You may just have to buy one and try it out. Keep the receipt so you can return it. Put your fingers on the sensor to see how quickly it reacts to temp change. Make sure the sensor is the size you need for the area you want to measure.
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19 May 2004, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Floyd
You may just have to buy one and try it out. Keep the receipt so you can return it. Put your fingers on the sensor to see how quickly it reacts to temp change. Make sure the sensor is the size you need for the area you want to measure.
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thanks
19 May 2004, 04:26 PM
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What about this one
http://www.maplin.co.uk/products/mod...moduleno=34932
Although it does not give any spec & is battery operated , Would look quite cool on the dash though
http://www.maplin.co.uk/products/mod...moduleno=34932
Although it does not give any spec & is battery operated , Would look quite cool on the dash though
20 May 2004, 07:46 AM
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You can measure the temp of the i/c by placing the sensor on the i/c itself but that won't tell you much. Really you need to place the sensor in the air stream post i/c. So slip it under the rubber hose between the i/c and the throttle body so it's in the air stream there. It'll need to be a small sensor of course.
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20 May 2004, 12:15 PM
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I got all creative after seeing this thread & created one last night, USing this gauge
http://www.maplin.co.uk/products/mod...&moduleno=3258
Which i inserted into my inlet boost pipe using a modifyed threaded temp probe (like a water sensor) That i drilled out &then siliconed the gauges probe inside it.
Then fitted the digital gauge in a spare blanking plug by the hand brake. Looks good. Temps this morn were 12.3 oC cruising & started giving it some pig rose to 18oC, think i may be worrying now all the time by constantly gauge watching
WIll post some pics later
Dean
http://www.maplin.co.uk/products/mod...&moduleno=3258
Which i inserted into my inlet boost pipe using a modifyed threaded temp probe (like a water sensor) That i drilled out &then siliconed the gauges probe inside it.
Then fitted the digital gauge in a spare blanking plug by the hand brake. Looks good. Temps this morn were 12.3 oC cruising & started giving it some pig rose to 18oC, think i may be worrying now all the time by constantly gauge watching
WIll post some pics later
Dean
Last edited by DeanF; 20 May 2004 at 12:17 PM.
20 May 2004, 01:42 PM
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wideboyuk,
In the instructions for the gauge it says sampling can be set at 15 or 1 secs, So i thought great set it to 1 !!!!!
Just does not tell you how & there is no manufacturer give aways either to enable contacting them, If it cannot be set at 1 , Ill just replace it at some point , not lost much for £7.99 & a couple of hours of my time.
Do you know of a suitable replacement that does sample more quickly & a similar size ???
Dean
In the instructions for the gauge it says sampling can be set at 15 or 1 secs, So i thought great set it to 1 !!!!!
Just does not tell you how & there is no manufacturer give aways either to enable contacting them, If it cannot be set at 1 , Ill just replace it at some point , not lost much for £7.99 & a couple of hours of my time.
Do you know of a suitable replacement that does sample more quickly & a similar size ???
Dean
Last edited by DeanF; 20 May 2004 at 01:44 PM.
20 May 2004, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by DeanF
wideboyuk,
In the instructions for the gauge it says sampling can be set at 15 or 1 secs, So i thought great set it to 1 !!!!!
Just does not tell you how & there is no manufacturer give aways either to enable contacting them, If it cannot be set at 1 , Ill just replace it at some point , not lost much for £7.99 & a couple of hours of my time.
Do you know of a suitable replacement that does sample more quickly & a similar size ???
Dean
In the instructions for the gauge it says sampling can be set at 15 or 1 secs, So i thought great set it to 1 !!!!!
Just does not tell you how & there is no manufacturer give aways either to enable contacting them, If it cannot be set at 1 , Ill just replace it at some point , not lost much for £7.99 & a couple of hours of my time.
Do you know of a suitable replacement that does sample more quickly & a similar size ???
Dean
Any chance you could post a couple of piccys of ur handy work?
20 May 2004, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by wideboyuk
I've been looking in Maplins and thats all I've seen also, nothing else suitable
Any chance you could post a couple of piccys of ur handy work?
Any chance you could post a couple of piccys of ur handy work?
Dean
20 May 2004, 06:44 PM
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Pics as requested
Gauge
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=4584873&outx=482&oq=0
Probe
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=4584874&outx=482&oq=0
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=4584875&outx=425&oq=0
Hard pipe was drilled & tapped to the probes thread, Probe drilled out to accomadate the gauges probe , Gauges probe siliconed into place, Hand Brake blank removed & widened to fit the gauge ..
Temp displayed was from heat soak as the car had been stood still for a while
Dean
Gauge
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=4584873&outx=482&oq=0
Probe
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=4584874&outx=482&oq=0
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=4584875&outx=425&oq=0
Hard pipe was drilled & tapped to the probes thread, Probe drilled out to accomadate the gauges probe , Gauges probe siliconed into place, Hand Brake blank removed & widened to fit the gauge ..
Temp displayed was from heat soak as the car had been stood still for a while
Dean
20 May 2004, 09:03 PM
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I've been using the same display for monitoring intake temps at the filter for about 18 months.
Works well, but the LCD display has started to fail (think it got a bit too cold over the winter)
Works well, but the LCD display has started to fail (think it got a bit too cold over the winter)
20 May 2004, 10:52 PM
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I've been using a digital gauge from a company called Protherm.....nice looking piece of kit, sits in the cointray on the dash in front of my right knee, fits like a factory part, 1 second refresh rate, big, easily seen display. Also has 2 built in relays, for fans, waterspray, etc. Use it in conjunction with Pt100 type probe, from RS Components, which is slipped under the i/c to throttlebody hose, fast acting and seems accurate. Did a 60 mile trip last night, think it was about 20 degrees ambient, gauge was reading 30 at a steady 4k rpm, up to 45 during about 30 seconds at 150 mph. Seen temps of 65 degrees during periods of heatsoak.
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Originally Posted by micared
I've been using a digital gauge from a company called Protherm.....nice looking piece of kit, sits in the cointray on the dash in front of my right knee, fits like a factory part, 1 second refresh rate, big, easily seen display. Also has 2 built in relays, for fans, waterspray, etc. Use it in conjunction with Pt100 type probe, from RS Components, which is slipped under the i/c to throttlebody hose, fast acting and seems accurate. Did a 60 mile trip last night, think it was about 20 degrees ambient, gauge was reading 30 at a steady 4k rpm, up to 45 during about 30 seconds at 150 mph. Seen temps of 65 degrees during periods of heatsoak.