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I'm upgrading and modernising my electrics, the existing mix of gauges, displays, dials, buttons, switches, toggles auto/domestic,  are driving me crazy.

Once there is some logic to the  array, I'd like a nice "engineered" display , I call it a dashboard. Properly done, with cutouts and "etched" labelling. who does this sort of thing.

Thanks in anticipation

 

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7 minutes ago, LadyG said:

I'm upgrading and modernising my electrics, the existing mix of gauges, displays, dials, buttons, switches, toggles auto/domestic,  are driving me crazy.

Once there is some logic to the  array, I'd like a nice "engineered" display , I call it a dashboard. Properly done, with cutouts and "etched" labelling. who does this sort of thing.

Thanks in anticipation

 

https://www.brianwards.co.uk/services/control-panels-2/

 

Brian Ward Marine Equipment - Control Panels

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There are many companies who can produce Traffolyte front panels and one which specialises in industrial, rather than marine, panels will probably be cheaper.  However, be warned - one off panels of the kind you want won't be very cheap!

 

Chris G

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I am probably being thick but what is wrong with a sheet of aluminium or steel and a selection of metal hole saws, drills and files? You will have to do the layout to give to another company whatever you do  so doing it direct to the metal sheet is no more work. Once you check everything fits as it should you can paint it or maybe even vinyl wrap it.

 

On the hire fleet we used Formica glued to plywood for the instrument panels and did all the hoes ourselves..

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1 hour ago, LadyG said:

I'm upgrading and modernising my electrics, the existing mix of gauges, displays, dials, buttons, switches, toggles auto/domestic,  are driving me crazy.

Once there is some logic to the  array, I'd like a nice "engineered" display , I call it a dashboard. Properly done, with cutouts and "etched" labelling. who does this sort of thing.

Thanks in anticipation

 

Lady G, if it were me I would purchase a standard type board from a mariniser such as Beta for one. They do basic and bells and whistles that include gauges,  that way a decent leccy bloke can wire it in for you. You need a seperate consumer board for the 12 volt domestics anyway and a third if you have mains aboard. These are all buyable off the peg.

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Piece of 6mm perpex, carefully cut holes to fit instruments (it cracks) then get labels printed and placed on the bottom side, you need 'backwards' print so you can read it. Then cover the whole back with sticky back vinyl, gold looks like brass, and silver looks like polished steel. Cut the holes in the vinyl, after stretching flat, with a scalpel. Mount with a bevel edge (look at picture frame) moulding, put instruments in holes and wire up, your done.

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18 minutes ago, Detling said:

Piece of 6mm perpex, carefully cut holes to fit instruments (it cracks) then get labels printed and placed on the bottom side, you need 'backwards' print so you can read it. Then cover the whole back with sticky back vinyl, gold looks like brass, and silver looks like polished steel. Cut the holes in the vinyl, after stretching flat, with a scalpel. Mount with a bevel edge (look at picture frame) moulding, put instruments in holes and wire up, your done.

I might give that a try, could be a prototype if it does not work out, first time. I'll be doing a cardboard mock-up anyways. 

Do I need special blades/jigsaw etc. I assume I need power tools. Neighbour has loads of tools, lol.

It is currently split in to six panels, I could make that a feature, though hopefully it won't need to be opened up once the work is done. ...

 

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This must be what they call progress.  All I had was a charge/discharge ammeter, an engine hours counter and a fuse box on a piece of plywood.

Jaguar had an oil pressure gauge that always read 25 lbs, even without the engine running.

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14 minutes ago, Chris Williams said:

This must be what they call progress.  All I had was a charge/discharge ammeter, an engine hours counter and a fuse box on a piece of plywood.

Jaguar had an oil pressure gauge that always read 25 lbs, even without the engine running.

I've got an ammeter, small block of circuit breakers, a headlight switch and the manual switch for the bilge pump. That's it. Quite enough. 

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6 minutes ago, Arthur Marshall said:

I've got an ammeter, small block of circuit breakers, a headlight switch and the manual switch for the bilge pump. That's it. Quite enough. 

Ah, yes, I forgot the headlight and the hooter.  Thank you.

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11 hours ago, steve hayes said:

I use an online company for work and also used them for our electrical panel on Bluemoon.

you design it online, get the price and place your order.

https://www.schaeffer-ag.de/en/

sorry very duff photo

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I've done something similar to this for a couple of friends boats, but did the CAD design myself and got a local company to engrave and cut the panel for a reasonable price. If you can design something and make a drawing, then most cities will have one, or more places that can make one. Here is one of my designs below. One day I'll do one for my own boat!

 

Jen

 

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11 hours ago, WotEver said:

What kind of cost, DC?

It was 20 years ago when Brian was still on the counter, said he was to old to crawl around boats. I think his daughter took it over. so price, well it probably wouldn't buy 2 pints today, even up north

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These are pretty good for instrument panels ... although personally i am making a new external engine panel from a piece of perspex so i can add temp and oil pressure guages where i can see them when cruising.

http://www.dragonmarinesystems.co.uk/instrument-panels.html

 

I have one of these as my AC/DC distribution panel, superb bit of kit as you can specify all the fuse rating for your circuits.

 

https://www.axoncontrol.co.uk/panels/ac-and-dc-components/14-Way-AC-DC-Switchable-Carling-tech-circuit-breaker-panel-with-meters-RCD

 

Rick

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