Glad to see you back and doing well. That's a neat voltmeter - where'd you get it? I have a combo USB charger/voltmeter that plugs into theHowdy boys, been a little while. Mrs Ranger and I took an anniversary trip to Cancun last week. Our trip had been postponed from march due to Covid, so we finally got to go, and we got Covid, Been laid up for almost a week, but feeling better by the day. Got up and around and a little bit done on the tractor. Thought Iād update.
So one of the easy checker (warning) lights on the dash was the battery. There was a 2v sensor that would plug into one of the cells on an older style battery. That sensor and battery is gone now, so I decided to upgrade that slot to a volt meter. I always find it helpful to have one. This should work just fine and keeps a factory dash look.
(I know @Nicksacco is gonna tell me Iām creative wiring again )
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Iāve also been trying to figure out what to do with the pc board pins. I didnāt want to get rid of the plugs, but I want solid connections. I finally decided to use m2.5 pan head screws mounted upside down to act as pins.
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They are a few thousandths (inch) thicker than the pins but seem to work well and make good contact. I added the new led lights and cups and gave it a test runā¦it holds and works well!
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Iām waiting on some dash pointers to come in tomorrow, and with that sorted I should be able to wrap up the dash this weekend hopefully.
Last thing for today was the stop solenoid relay timer. @PoTreeBoy it was a direct fit, and works like a champ! Thank you sir!
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Thats it for today. Yāall have a great night!
I would have soldered those nuts or used the compound for dissimilar metals since zinc and copper could cause galvanic corrosion, but you can do that next time