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MetroMPG · 09-03-11, 07:43 PM

Project finished.

Today I got the batteries snugged down & wedged in place, wire connections cleaned up (taped), the mower "hood" back on, and the digital voltage gauge installed.

Ran into a slight snag with the gauge: it's hard -- OK, practically impossible -- to read an LED gauge in direct outside light! Didn't consider that when I bought it.

So I couldn't mount it directly on the mower's motor cover, like I had been planning.

The workaround for the problem: I made a deep "visor" for it, from a black plastic bottle, by cutting the bottom out and cutting the neck open enough to mount (tape) the gauge inside at that end.

Looks like this now:

09-03-11, 07:43 PM	#83
MetroMPG Infrequent noob Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: 1000 Islands region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 402 Thanks: 37 Thanked 20 Times in 19 Posts	Project finished. Today I got the batteries snugged down & wedged in place, wire connections cleaned up (taped), the mower "hood" back on, and the digital voltage gauge installed. Ran into a slight snag with the gauge: it's hard -- OK, practically impossible -- to read an LED gauge in direct outside light! Didn't consider that when I bought it. So I couldn't mount it directly on the mower's motor cover, like I had been planning. The workaround for the problem: I made a deep "visor" for it, from a black plastic bottle, by cutting the bottom out and cutting the neck open enough to mount (tape) the gauge inside at that end. Looks like this now: Attached Images __________________ . To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.