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    Question Help with a real EGT indicator

    Hi!

    I need help with a EGT indicator that I've bought of eBay.

    I've opened it to find out that the pins F and J are backlight, but I have no idea what the rest of the pins does and what "data" is needed to get the needle to move.

    Any ideas?

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    Re: Help with a real EGT indicator

    You could try contacting the manufacturer ....website below Explain that it is for home use only though! Try different departments as some people are more helpful than others, but that's human nature.

    http://www.rogersonkratos.com/support.html

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    Re: Help with a real EGT indicator

    Quote Originally Posted by jonesthesoftware View Post
    You could try contacting the manufacturer ....website below Explain that it is for home use only though! Try different departments as some people are more helpful than others, but that's human nature.
    That's a good idea, definetly worth a try!

    Thanks!

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    Re: Help with a real EGT indicator

    Quote Originally Posted by jonesthesoftware View Post
    You could try contacting the manufacturer ....website below Explain that it is for home use only though! Try different departments as some people are more helpful than others, but that's human nature.
    I've got an answer quite quickly:
    The cost for an issue of a CMM for this part is $500.00.
    I don't even know whan a CMM is, but I don't think I want to pay 500$ to find out

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    Re: Help with a real EGT indicator

    For what application are you using the gauge for? You might want to consider driving the needle with an RC servo and gutting out the rest of the electronics...

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    Re: Help with a real EGT indicator

    Quote Originally Posted by mach7 View Post
    For what application are you using the gauge for? You might want to consider driving the needle with an RC servo and gutting out the rest of the electronics...
    It's to be used as an EGT indicator for the APU in the overhead of a 737 simulator. I would really like to drive it using the original motor, beats RC-servo movement by miles.

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    Re: Help with a real EGT indicator

    That gauge requires Mv dc to function as it hooks directly to the EGT thermocouple. You could drive it using a servo to turn a potentiometer and a voltage divider with a few cap's to smooth out the output.

    Rob

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    Re: Help with a real EGT indicator

    Quote Originally Posted by 737NUT View Post
    That gauge requires Mv dc to function as it hooks directly to the EGT thermocouple. You could drive it using a servo to turn a potentiometer and a voltage divider with a few cap's to smooth out the output.
    Thanks for the input, that was what I suspected. Now the problem is to know what pins to use in the cannon connector at the back.

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    Re: Help with a real EGT indicator

    to protect your instrument buy a cheap K type thermocouple ( lots of suppliers sell 1 metre ready made wire type versions very cheaply). Put the end which has the wires soldered together into a flame from a cigarette lighter or gas flame of the cooker(stove) This will generate the correct amount of millivolts but at such a low current it will not destroy any circuits if it is connected to the wrong pins. Use this thermocouple to test each pair of pins in the connector until the EGT reads 400-500 degrees. Voila you've found your pins. You may need to do the exercise twice with the connections reversed to get the right polarity. I'm assuming the EGT instrument does not require an external power supply for internal amplifiers! Hopefully the instrument indicates directly from the millivolts of the T/C
    kind regards
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    Re: Help with a real EGT indicator

    If you take it apart it is is to tell which ones are the correct ones. Most of the pins are not even used. In the EGT's I have had just 4-6 pins were used. Remember the polarity must be correct as stated.

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