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[chazzone]

Yeah, got the basic electrical theory. Do that every day. But, on big industrial motors. I wish Ford put real gauges in these vehicles. It'd be nice to be able to actually monitor what's going on in real time without having to stop and break out a meter.

Maybe I could make my fortune by designing a system that runs a diagnostic on the system on the fly...

Of course, I could add a pod and a bunch of gauges, but I like the simplicity of the factory set up, and this isn't a race car.

In the old days, it was easy to add aftermarket gauges. But I haven't been inspired enough to break open the shell and cut up the factory set up.

Thanks for your help on this.

 

[RonD]

You can get digital volt display that plugs into cigar lighter, also has USB charging port, $10-$14

 

[chazzone]

Nothing new under the Sun, I guess. I've seen these new digital engine management interfaces. Probably got exactly what I was thinking of just ready to plug and play. All I need is to get the digital chick that gives me directions to keep track of the operating systems while I drive.