Installing New Gauge in Electroluminescent Panel

[Stephen Birtles]

Warning warning

if you drill or punch the el panel and pierce a lighted portion of the panel you
will destroy the panel

be very careful in your endeavors

Stephen 77fc35





--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Ron Thompson wrote:
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> I would invest in a Greenlee punch if I were you. Drilling those small holes
is going to create a lot of metal falling all over the place and you will also
end up having to file the perimiter to get it rounded to the right size. A
Greenlee punch will require only one small hole to be drilled for the tightening
bolt. You can google for Greenlee punches and find what you need. Most auto
parts stores and probably Home Depot or Lowes should have them.
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> Ron Thompson -Waller, Tx.
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> --- On Tue, 3/3/09, Eric Johnson wrote:
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> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Installing New Gauge in Electroluminescent Panel
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 6:58 PM
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> I'm installing a new gauge in an empty spot on our 84FC35
instrument panel (this is a Wanderlodge II which doesn't have all of the
instruments other FC's have). I need to cut a 2 inch hole in the panel.
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> I have the panel free and can see that it's clear below. Question is: Has
anyone cut a hole for a gauge in one of these panels? If so, let me know if you
have any tips on how to do it. My plan at this point is to drill a number of
small holes around the perimeter of the circle and then join them with a small
Dremel cutting tool.
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