Date:         Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:59:03 -0700
Reply-To:     Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Plasma gauge set
Comments: To: David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
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I think they call it "Plasma" in reference to the technique they use to
precisely cut the face plates as in "Plasma cut". I am not sure if they
still use it because now we have laser cut, but plasma has a nice sound to
the product.

On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 8:51 AM David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hmmm..... .  What does the "plasma" in the name refer to?  Just a name,
> unrelated to anything, probably, but it's an odd choice given the physical
> meaning of the word.
>
> So far as the "gauges" are concerned, I noticed that one can choose between
> a clock and a tach, but not both.  But for my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL
> Campmobile, the dash includes both, an analog tach and a digital clock.  I
> put "gauges" in quotes, because this kit doesn't include any actual gauges,
> just new displays.
>
> mcneely
>
> On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 7:16 AM Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Just wanted to report I spent the weekend ploddingly installing a plasma
> > gauge set and really like the results.  The instructions were pretty
> > straight forward and luckily everything came apart easily and I didn't
> > further depreciate the brittle plastic gauge and instrument housing or
> the
> > blue plastic ribbon.
> >
> > The only thing that I couldn't get working were the replacement LED
> bulbs -
> > so I kept the old style  bulbs in place instead.  The plasma gauges are
> > backlit so it doesn't really matter.
> >
> > This is a really nice upgrade.
> >
> > https://t3technique.com/electrical/plasma-gauge-set/
> >
> > Bruce
> >
>