Mod Your Own USB Analog Gauges

February 5th, 2008

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Maybe the thought of buying a gauge to display all the information you want makes you cringe, simply because you know there has to be a way to do it yourself. Maybe you are just a mod fanatic that finds that customized look of doing something yourself so much more pleasing that something that 15 million other people can simply pay a few bucks for. Either way, DIY Life has an excellent guide on how to make your own analog gauges and even show you how to set it up to display just about any information you want.

Using USB, a PIC, and some gauges they picked up for a buck at an auction, they provide a step by step tutorial of how to mod these gauges into some retro stylin’ for your PC. Make sure you check out the video of them in action while you are there.

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