Third Gen Black Faced Meter (BFM) Information - 2015-01-09

[rkrenicki]

@rkrenicki I looked but couldn't find anything on the kph converter. Was there any progress on replicating them?

Not really. I switched to the Dakota Digital SGI product which was far more flexible since it could be adjusted, and I did not do any additional work on the SVASpeedos part. Looks like the newest version is the SGI-100BT.

[thwipp]

Not really. I switched to the Dakota Digital SGI product which was far more flexible since it could be adjusted, and I did not do any additional work on the SVASpeedos part. Looks like the newest version is the SGI-100BT.

oof. i was already unhappy with spending $50 lol.

at least i'm familiar with dakota i suppose, i've installed multiple of their setups over the years so i know its a quality part. i think i have one of their fan controllers in a box somewhere waiting to go into my FC for an electric fan swap.

i picked up an oem dimmer wheel from an older subie to use as a separate dimmer control. i figure its just a pot and would work, will report back here on that one.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/334107932972

[rkrenicki]

Yea, the new SGI-100BT seems to be quite a leap in price. At the time the SGI-5C could be found for around $50.

As for the dimmer, as long as it is just a plain-jane potentiometer, then it will work just fine. I've used some generic potentiometer in my testing rigs in the past, as it is just looking for a voltage divider.