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AUTOMOBILE INSTRUMENT
sa   SPEEDOMETER
sa   TACHOMETER
xx   AUTOMOBILE

Schematic for an automobile accessory to display the miles per gallon on an LED display.
BYTE Jan 1981 (v.6#1) pg. 288

Automobile idiot lights. Very low-cost circuit monitors your car's electrical system with high-low voltage indicators.
COMPUTERS & ELECTRONICS Mar 1983 (v.21#3) pg. 98

Extra warning lights on your automobile dashboard will tell you if voltage under various operating conditions falls below normal.
CQ. THE RADIO AMATEUR'S JOURNAL Apr 1979 (v.35#4) pg. 101

Update your automobile dashboard with six accurate digital gauges (voltage, oil pressure, water temperature, fuel, vacuum, and miscellaneous temperature).
ELECTRONICS EXPERIMENTERS HANDBOOK 1992 pg. 39

Smartgage. Digital display dashboard instrument gives precise readouts of your car's water temperature, oil pressure, and battery voltage. Est. cost: $90.
ELECTRONICS EXPERIMENTERS HANDBOOK 1994 pg. 21

Smartgauge. Build this automobile dashboard instrument to get precise readouts of water temperature, oil pressure, and battery voltage. Est. cost: $90 (kit).
ELECTRONICS NOW Apr 1993 (v.64#4) pg. 45

Adding old-fashioned gauges to modern automobiles. Part 1. Designing the power supply.
ELECTRONICS NOW Jan 1994 (v.65#1) pg. 28

Adding old-fashioned gauges to modern automobiles. Part 2. Designing the power supply (continued).
ELECTRONICS NOW Feb 1994 (v.65#2) pg. 82
Added Info ELECTRONICS NOW May 1994 (v.65#5) pg. 86

Hang this expanded scale voltmeter on your dashboard. Monitor the condition of your battery and alternator over the range of 11 to 16 volts.
ELEMENTARY ELECTRONICS Jul-Aug 1974 (v.14#4) pg. 31

Digital voltmeter for the dashboard of your car keeps track of your electrical system while you drive. Estimated cost: $28.
ELEMENTARY ELECTRONICS Mar-Apr 1980 (v.20#2) pg. 33

Digital temperature gauge monitors your cars cooling system. Estimated cost: $29.
ELEMENTARY ELECTRONICS May-Jun 1980 (v.20#3) pg. 49

Digital oil pressure gauge for your automobile. Estimated cost: $29.
ELEMENTARY ELECTRONICS Jul-Aug 1980 (v.20#4) pg. 59

Auto battery/alternator monitor. Installed in your vehicle, it will warn of a charging-circuit problem and other abnormal battery behavior.
HANDS-ON ELECTRONICS Spring 1985 (v.2#4) pg. 49

Intelligent idiot light. Warning circuit for your car can monitor the charge status of your auto's battery.
HANDS-ON ELECTRONICS Nov-Dec 1985 (v.2#6) pg. 74

Automobile battery voltage monitor circuit lights an LED if voltage falls below 11 volts.
HANDS-ON ELECTRONICS Apr 1987 (v.4#4) pg. 93

Assemble a frost indicator alarm for use in your car. Turns on an LED whenever the temperature outside your car reaches 37-degrees F. or less, the temperature at which road ice begins to form. Est. cost: $24.
HANDS-ON ELECTRONICS Jun 1988 (v.5#6) pg. 35

Tip: Use a soldering gun to "cut" clean cutouts in brittle plastic, such as automobile dashboards.
HOMEOWNERS HOW TO Jan-Feb 1981 (v.6#1) pg. 120

Installing an oil pressure gauge and ammeter.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #420 May 1963 (v.59) pg. 96

How to service a control panel or dashboard instrument panel. Where to look for the fasteners that allow the panels to be pulled out for service.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #568 Sep 1975 (v.71) pg. 110

Circuit for a low voltage warning light. LED will turn on if voltage from the car's ignition switch drops below 13.8 volts.
MODERN ELECTRONICS [1] May 1978 (v.1#3) pg. 7

Automotive battery/charging system analyzer. Simple, low-cost circuit uses a series of LEDs to report on vehicle electrical-system status.
MODERN ELECTRONICS [2] Mar 1989 (v.6#3) pg. 40

Auto voltmeter keeps tabs on charging system. Catches battery failures before they happen.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Dec 1964 (v.21#6) pg. 53

Automatic light blinker. Simple two-transistor circuit will cause automobile oil pressure, ammeter, or temperature warning lights, etc., to flash when operating.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Aug 1967 (v.27#2) pg. 56

An accessory audio alarm will sound off if any of the engine warning lights (oil pressure, ammeter, etc.) turn on.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Aug 1968 (v.29#2) pg. 51

Auto battery voltage monitor lets you know when your battery needs charging. Est. cost: $15.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Aug 1972 (v.2#2) pg. 58

Build an automobile logic alarm. It monitors five electrical points in the car and sounds an alarm when the wrong conditions occur, such as headlights left on, oil pressure too low, engine overheated, etc.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Nov 1975 (v.8#5) pg. 61

Build a car ignition monitor. Provides a visual indication of timing angle, rpm, dwell and system dc voltage while you drive. Uses a tachometer as the system's parameter indicator. Est. cost: $27 plus tachometer.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Oct 1976 (v.10#4) pg. 37

Digital fuel gauge. Three-digit display indicates what percentage of fuel remains (100% down to 0%). Est. cost: $25.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Dec 1976 (v.10#6) pg. 59

Audio alarm sounds off whenever a warning light or meter on your dashboard is activated. Can also be used to tell you to turn off headlights and window defogger.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Aug 1978 (v.14#2) pg. 64
Added Info POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Oct 1978 (v.14#4) pg. 8

Vehicle low-fuel indicator. Sounds alarm when fuel drops to a predetermined level.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Aug 1979 (v.16#2) pg. 34
Correction POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Jan 1980 (v.17#1) pg. 6

Automotive econometer. A solid-state vacuum gauge monitors gas consumption and driving habits. Eight LEDs light up to show how much vacuum exists. Estimated cost: $20.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Feb 1980 (v.17#2) pg. 58
Added Info POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Jun 1980 (v.17#6) pg. 6

Build an infrared road icing alert alarm. Detects when conditions for ice on the road exist.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Oct 1980 (v.18#4) pg. 61

An early-warning car battery-drain indicator replaces the standard "idiot" light with a visual-audible monitor which indicates low, normal and high voltage conditions. Est. Cost: $28.
POPULAR ELECTRONICS [1] Dec 1981 (v.19#12) pg. 69

How to install gauges to replace warning lights for oil pressure, ammeter, temperature and tachometer.
POPULAR MECHANICS Sep 1968 (v.130#3) pg. 118

An accelerometer (G-meter) for the dashboard of your car uses liquid to show acceleration and lateral forces acting on the car. Helps determine performance.
POPULAR MECHANICS Feb 1972 (v.137#2) pg. 156

Four electronic kits for your car. A look at two tachometers, a windshield wiper delay and an inverter/battery charger.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jul 1973 (v.140#1) pg. 142

Auto battery test light plugs into cigarette lighter socket. Lamp turns off of voltage drops below 9.2 volts when starting engine. Such a drop indicates a low battery.
POPULAR MECHANICS Feb 1974 (v.141#2) pg. 60D

Automobile voltmeter monitors your cars electrical system. Voltage is picked up from cigarette-lighter plug. Voltage is displayed on meter and on three lamps (red, yellow, green). Estimated cost: $17.
POPULAR MECHANICS May 1980 (v.153#5) pg. 42

Build a sophisticated voltmeter and car burglar alarm combination from kit or plans. Est. cost: $20.
POPULAR MECHANICS Mar 1982 (v.157#3) pg. 24

The travel computer. Electronic device mounted on dashboard keeps track of the distance and time you intended to drive and compares it with your actual distance and displays the difference.
POPULAR SCIENCE May 1971 (v.198#5) pg. 79

Electronic service minder for your car keeps track of how many hours the engine has been run (up to 100 hours) and sounds a pleasant alarm when the time is reached. Use as a guide for servicing your car.
POPULAR SCIENCE Mar 1973 (v.202#3) pg. 142

Why your car needs a dashboard-mounted vacuum gauge. It will help alert you to inefficient fuel usage. How to install and interpret the meaning of its readings.
POPULAR SCIENCE Mar 1975 (v.206#3) pg. 110

Installing and using an MPG meter in your car may result in fuel savings.
POPULAR SCIENCE Aug 1980 (v.217#2) pg. 68

Special section on auto maintenance. (1) How to evaluate if your car is worth keeping. (2) Install add-oil alarms. (3) Add-on overdrive.
POPULAR SCIENCE Apr 1982 (v.220#4) pg. 121

Build this digital voltmeter for your car's dashboard. Est. cost: $30.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Jul 1983 (v.54#7) pg. 59

Build this digital temperature gauge to monitor your car's engine temperature. Est. cost: $33.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Aug 1983 (v.54#8) pg. 92

Digital oil pressure gauge for your car. Est. cost: $33.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Sep 1983 (v.54#9) pg. 59

Bargraph voltmeter for your car. Est. cost: $25.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Jun 1985 (v.56#6) pg. 60

Build a digital dashboard. Six accurate, good-looking gauges measure voltage, oil pressure, water temperature, vacuum, fuel, and miscellaneous temperature. Part 1.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Jul 1990 (v.61#7) pg. 31

Digital dashboard. Part 2.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Sep 1990 (v.61#9) pg. 61

Tips on operating 12-volt auto instruments on 6-volt vehicles.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #192 Jul 1992 (v.16#12) pg. 22

Moto Meter Gauge & Equipment Corp. (Toledo OH) automobile instruments. Excerpts from 1930 service manual. Part 1. Ammeters, oil pressure gauges and heat indicators.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #218 Sep 1994 (v.19#2) pg. 23

Moto Meter Gauge & Equipment Corp. (Toledo OH) automobile instruments. Excerpts from 1930 service manual. Part 2. Nagel electric gasoline gauges.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #219 Oct 1994 (v.19#3) pg. 19

Moto Meter Gauge & Equipment Corp. (Toledo OH) automobile instruments. Excerpts from 1930 service manual. Part 3. Neco electric gasoline gauge.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #220 Nov 1994 (v.19#4) pg. 16

Moto Meter Gauge & Equipment Corp. (Toledo OH) automobile instruments. Excerpts from 1930 service manual. Part 4. National Electric gasoline gauge and combination gasoline/oil gauge.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #221 Dec 1994 (v.19#5) pg. 30

Moto Meter Gauge & Equipment Corp. (Toledo OH) automobile instruments. Part 5. Excepts from 1920s catalog. Nagel ammeters, oil pressure gauges, and gasoline gauge.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #222 Jan 1995 (v.19#6) pg. 19

Restoring oil pressure gauges which use a Bourdon tube for measuring pressure.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #269 Dec 1998 (v.23#5) pg. 35

Chevrolet Corvair chassis electrical system servicing. Part 2. Instrument cluster wiring.
SKINNED KNUCKLES #282 Jan 2000 (v.24#6) pg. 23