rope lights and EL panel

[Kurt Horvath]

I was looking at the EL light systems website and was wondering if
the very thin white wire lights could be installed on the inside of
the bezel to illuminate the dials.

It looks as though you could make those lights do just about
anything, see where a thread on a 3 day concert, Bonnaroo and
Burningman has lead us, Darn I love the web!

You might be able to tie in the controls to the dimmer for the
gauges.

This problem and the malfunctioning gauges, oil temp, oil pressure,
water temp, is the reason why I installed the SilverLeaf VMSpc with
a touch control LCD monitor in the Indulgence. Most of the other
gauges work but I would like all of them to work.

My other thought is to have a new EL panel made that incorporates an
LCD monitor, "ala, aircraft glass panel style." In the Bluebird
tradition, in combination with the old steam gauges, you'd have a
great dash board that has redundancy built in

Kurt Horvath
95 PT-42 WLWB
10AC


-- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson
wrote:
>
> Yes, the gauges are illuminated by little bulbs ... and they're
> pretty dim for the speedo and tach. I've looked carefully, and
can
> see that no bulbs burned out. Perhaps a brighter bulb might help,
but
> I'd be concerned that the heat output might be a problem. (Where
are
> LEDs when we need 'em?)
>
> While I find the dimness annoying, I don't drive my coach much at
> night, so I've just put up with it.
>
> Pete Masterson
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> aeonix1@...
> On the road at Long Beach, WA
>
>
>
> On Aug 1, 2008, at 9:16 PM, Leroy Eckert wrote:
>
> > Kurt, the EL panel on my coach has nothing to do with the
> > illumination of the speedo. Pull the panel forward and you
should
> > see at least one light bulb attachment on the back of the
gauge.
> > They are back lighted with little bulbs at least on my coach.
You
> > may have a bulb burned out. The EL panel and the gauge lights
> > should be on separate rheostats.
> > Leroy Eckert
> > 1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
> > Dahlonega, GA
> > Royale Conversion
> >
> > --- On Fri, 8/1/08, Kurt Horvath wrote:
> > From: Kurt Horvath
> > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: rope lights and EL panel
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Friday, August 1, 2008, 11:22 PM
> >
> > Stephen,
> >
> > Do you have a way to brighten the speedo and tach in our
couches,I
> > should say, my coach 95 pt-42, impossible to read at night, very
dull.
> > By the way your black water tank chemicals are by far the best
I've
> > used in 30 years of camping Bravo!
> > Kurt Horvath
> > 95 pt-42 WLWB
> > 10QC
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, "Stephen Birtles"
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > It is possible to put el panel into the moulding on the side
of the
> > > coach it is very efficient and weather resistant it comes in
a
> > variety
> > > of widths up to thirty inches wide and most coach owners
already
> > have
> > > it on their coach. It is the dash boards and over head
instrument
> > panels
> > >
> > > Stephen 77fc35
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>