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From: john@newave.UUCP (John A. Weeks III)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Digital dash (was: Inductive pickups.
Message-ID: <847@newave.UUCP>
Date: 2 Jun 91 20:21:27 GMT
Article-I.D.: newave.847
References: <1970@ole.UUCP> <1991May30.151040.50@cmkrnl.uucp>
Reply-To: john@newave.mn.org (John A. Weeks III)
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In article <1991May30.151040.50@cmkrnl.uucp> jeh@cmkrnl.uucp writes:
> Personally I would steer clear (ha ha) of a digital dash.

I would like to see both types of displays in my car.  I like the
analog needle to see rate of change, but I would also like to have
a digital display to see the precise speed my car is moving at.

For example, I know the State Patrol in Wisconsin (a very picky state
about traffic speed) normally does not give out speeding tickets unless
you are going 5MPH or more over the speed limit.  I would like to set
my cruise control at exactly 69MPH on the interstate.  With the analog
display, I never really know exactly how fast I am going.

Of course this assumes that a digital display is actually accurate to
the resolution that it displays at--which is not a good assumption unless
it has been calibrated.

-john-

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