| searching for needle vu-meter, led back lit - Click HERE for Original Thread |
| cbriere |
I am looking for a source:
0-100% vu-meter scale,
needle type
led backlit,
I have seen the Mcintosh amps and just loved it.
Thanks,
christian |
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| I_Forgot |
How about getting any VU meter and adding your own backlight? Then you can have any color you want, even switch from green to red as the needle crosses the line...
I don't think VU meters are marked off in %- are they?
I_F |
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| Minion |
Ive got a pair of needle VU meters that were from an old 1970"s Akai recording console but thet have small incandescant backlights but i"m sure they can be switched to LED"s....
i guess they are about 1 3/4 in x 1 in in size...if yer interested make me an offer......
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| sympartysant |
Hi Minion,
I'm so sorry to place this in the wrong thread because I still can't email you yet due to my few posts.
Can you please send me that schematic of the Behringer EP2500?
These Behringer Guys are really making a fuzz out of giving away schematics...
I'd like to mod the fan control and see whatelse can be done :-)
Thank you very much, Greetz
Andreas |
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| SmarmyDog |
If you really want the McIntosh look, I have a few cases of genuine MC1000 meters around here somewhere. They are quite large. You’d need to add a blue light behind them yourself. Also, you’d need to make a little rectifier/filter/attenuator do drive them.
Cheers,
Casey Walsh |
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| cbriere |
Do you have info on how to light those?
how many leds?, side or back lit?.....
tks, Christian |
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| Minion |
| quote: | Originally posted by sympartysant
Hi Minion,
I'm so sorry to place this in the wrong thread because I still can't email you yet due to my few posts.
Can you please send me that schematic of the Behringer EP2500?
These Behringer Guys are really making a fuzz out of giving away schematics...
I'd like to mod the fan control and see whatelse can be done :-)
Thank you very much, Greetz
Andreas |
i have then EP-2500 schematic so find a way to get me yer e-mail and i"ll send it to you....try to PM me with yer e-mail....it is a 559kb PDF file.....
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| SmarmyDog |
Hi Christian:
The meters are manufactured by Modutec for McIntosh. The back side is a milky white plastic upon which you must project a uniform light field. McIntosh probably has a separate module for just that. There are no mounting holes or brackets on the meter for LEDs/bulbs. I’m swamped with work lately, but I’ll try and find the pictures I took of them for you.
Cheers,
Casey Walsh |
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| Luke |
| Will the manufactureer sell these to us? They are very cool. |
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| SmarmyDog |
| quote: | Originally posted by Luke
Will the manufactureer sell these to us? They are very cool. |
My guess would be no, since they are a proprietary item.
Here's a picture of one of the ones I have...
I'll try and dig them up so you can see a picture of the back and sides.
Cheers,
Casey Walsh |
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| Luke |
Casey,
any chance of buying two of these of you? |
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| SmarmyDog |
All: I’ll check the warehouse and see if I can locate them. If so, I’ll post in the Trading Post.
Cbriere: I have a fondness for the antique VU meters that sometimes pop up on eBay. If you’re not in a rush, that may be the best path. I promise not to bid against you. :D
I_F: The changing color LED thing is a cool idea!
Cheers,
Casey Walsh |
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| RDL2004 |
I looked on the Jewell-Modutec website and it appears that all their M seies analog meter have the translucent white panel and they mentioned a backlight kit. Mouser had the 4.5' VU meter in stock, only $125 USD :bigeyes:
Meter at Mouser |
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| SmarmyDog |
$125! I’m gonna be rich! Rich I tell ya! :devilr:
The ones I have are at least 8 inches / 200mm wide, so they might be a bit large for most folks. I’ve relocated to San Diego and half my inventory is still up in Pismo Beach, including the meters, so unfortunately I won’t be able get to them for a month or so.
BTW, cbriere: Do you have any details on your project(s)?
Cheers,
Casey Walsh |
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