This thread will most likely take months to years to see me complete it. But curious if anyone else out there has done this/had the idea.
So the localish ice cream shop has this setup. Sitting there licking my cone and got to thinking; it'd be neat to use a current transformer, arduino and stepper motor to control the old "computer" counter as you filled up. Then if it detects no current for a while to reset back to 0. change the faceplate to reflect KWH and pricing.
years pass. then. suddenly. someone beat me to it.
Whole album here: iCloud Photo Sharing
So mr Robert Mathews. thanks for beating me. its spurred me into doing it.
So my hunt for a cheap(LOL) oldie time gas pump begins.
I like this style. I envision the cord hanging in a loop under the main body on a new hook I make for it. I can bend acrylic to replace ethyl with "electrons" and light it with addressable RGBs.
So up first on the project; obtain arduino, stepper motor, motor control and a CT for bench building.
and burn some miles trying to find the right old pump within reasonable driving distance.
So the localish ice cream shop has this setup. Sitting there licking my cone and got to thinking; it'd be neat to use a current transformer, arduino and stepper motor to control the old "computer" counter as you filled up. Then if it detects no current for a while to reset back to 0. change the faceplate to reflect KWH and pricing.
years pass. then. suddenly. someone beat me to it.
Whole album here: iCloud Photo Sharing
So mr Robert Mathews. thanks for beating me. its spurred me into doing it.
So my hunt for a cheap(LOL) oldie time gas pump begins.
I like this style. I envision the cord hanging in a loop under the main body on a new hook I make for it. I can bend acrylic to replace ethyl with "electrons" and light it with addressable RGBs.
So up first on the project; obtain arduino, stepper motor, motor control and a CT for bench building.
and burn some miles trying to find the right old pump within reasonable driving distance.