Voltmeter diameter

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Again, none of this is prime/proper monitored and scored forever Commando ethical, just expedient work around till 1 5/8" dial gauge found, but if ya wrap some shade tree hayseed tape around under size ampmeter it will dampenedly jam stop on its bezel pretty much permanently, looking correct/interesting while plugging the hole in lamp shell. Its satisfying to see engine on warning light v colors charge/discharge in peripheral vision but the amp needle stops bouncing once over 2000's rpm isolation. If fitting a decent size battery would take a lot of stop go traffic before stalling out on low volts. Best would be hook up the shunted gauge too.
 
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Equus makes a 35mm 1 1/2 Inch voltmeter that fits into the headlight hole. It does come in a trio of gauges so there is waste. You can pick them up at on Ebay, or here in Canada they are stocked in Canadian Tire.
 
W/o expanding/shiming to ~1 5/8" dia it'd rattle and bounce out so sticking to my advice to stick with simpleton expanding the 1 5/8" ampmeter with tape to press seat & because its clear plastic cover allows some night lighting from spill back of head light. In practice ampmeter too crude bouncing needle to keep track of charging vs discharging time so most practical is keep color changer in green or threshold LED off most the time and enjoy the ride w/o stalling on brake light or suffering hard restarts. None of this is really factory valid Commando of course in case prim/proper referee's paying any attention. An LED stains your Norton and soul honesty so whole thread is like frivolous winter oil discussion among young newbies.
 
You could always buy one of the 850 style shells that do not have the ammeter and then cut your own hole to fit the volt meter of your choice.
 
norsa1 said:
Equus makes a 35mm 1 1/2 Inch voltmeter that fits into the headlight hole. It does come in a trio of gauges so there is waste. You can pick them up at on Ebay, or here in Canada they are stocked in Canadian Tire.
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I called Equus today and spoke with one of their tech people who confirmed that the gauge you suggested had a big enough lip to be mountable/sealable in a 1, 5/8" hole. I asked if they would be willing to sell me just the voltmeter, rather then buying the 3 gauge panel, but I couldn't get them to budge. The tech guy told me that the meter was an Autometer and he gave me the Autometer part number; I did a quick Google search and turned up the voltmeter at Summit Racing and Advanced Auto Parts. I looked at the gauge on the Advanced Auto Parts website, then went down to the local store to see it up close.

It looks pretty tacky to me and seems as if it would come apart in a short time even if it was mounted on a Gold Wing, never mind a British twin; I think that it might show some longevity if mounted in a cage . If I hadn't seen it, held it in my hand, I would have purchased it. I do appreciate the lead and will follow-up on any lead tendered on this forum, but save your money on this one.

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You could always buy one of the 850 style shells that do not have the ammeter and then cut your own hole to fit the volt meter of your choice.
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I'm not that good, If I tried to make a hole that large on a convex surface the chances of getting it centered and back just far enough to clear the headlight enclosure are, for me, are not good. I'm almost committed to the electronic voltage LED at this point.
 
No Commando ever sold with hole in lamp shell for any dial meters so on your own to adapt non factory quaint-ness guages. In real life mainly need indicator of how much time charging battery vs discharging or indicator of complete failure of charging gizmos. Fart with affermakret non Norton as ya like but LED v assimulater replaced indicator and neat looking - unhooked up ameter ala hobot path solves function and looks only ya hair dresssor will know the truth ya ain't competent enough to get amp and volt both functional outside Norton design. I know the facts on tiny 1.2 ah battery low mass which only let me down in slow stop go traffic in dark rainy city too low to restart w/o a running start. Note:THE only non Nortron part numbered feature on my factory Trixie Combat is fake ampmeter head lamp shell and rear set foot pegs. Best wishes if trying seal to oil fill dampen ampmeter needle bounce to trash that failed experimient back to just fllling non Cdo lamp shell hole with another new ampmeter only owner can appreciate.
 
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I called Equus today and spoke with one of their tech people who confirmed that the gauge you suggested had a big enough lip to be mountable/sealable in a 1, 5/8" hole. I asked if they would be willing to sell me just the voltmeter, rather then buying the 3 gauge panel, but I couldn't get them to budge. The tech guy told me that the meter was an Autometer and he gave me the Autometer part number; I did a quick Google search and turned up the voltmeter at Summit Racing and Advanced Auto Parts. I looked at the gauge on the Advanced Auto Parts website, then went down to the local store to see it up close.

It looks pretty tacky to me and seems as if it would come apart in a short time even if it was mounted on a Gold Wing, never mind a British twin; I think that it might show some longevity if mounted in a cage . If I hadn't seen it, held it in my hand, I would have purchased it. I do appreciate the lead and will follow-up on any lead tendered on this forum, but save your money on this one.



I'm not that good, If I tried to make a hole that large on a convex surface the chances of getting it centered and back just far enough to clear the headlight enclosure are, for me, are not good. I'm almost committed to the electronic voltage LED at this point.
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Thanks for going to all that trouble, and reporting back. I was gonna get the 3-gauge set just for the VM. Saved me $50!
I'm going for that Eclipse LED now, too.
 
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