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Originally Posted by jbrewer
OK...I reread what you're doing. You want an AC voltmeter for the output of the generator . Got it!!
That's going to be tough. Are you sure you couldn't glue a small piece of toothpick/wire to the stub of the meter vane ? Finding a replacement glass will be easy.
120 degree sweep small panel meters for 140 vac is going to be tough but let me look around.
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There's not enough of the old gauge left to fix, it looks like someone dropped something heavy and sharp right on the meter. The needle, face, and spindle of the meter itself are smashed in about an inch.
Weather proof may be somewhat important since it only gets used outdoors. The plate it was on mounted it facing the tractor with the gauge facing upward on top.
I could certainly make the Chinese gauge work but its likely made of plastic and water proofing it would be hard to do. I'm actually leaning toward just making a new top plate for the outlet box and doing away with the meter completely The only thing is I think your supposed to adjust the throttle when its in use to bring it up to the correct voltage and likely at the same time bringing it up to 60hz as well. Without the gauge, there's no way to tell what your outputting shy of carrying a small test meter with you. In reality, the more important reading would be Hertz, not volts to ensure proper operation of most items run off the generator.