RevBurner. How does it work?

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mayaman i bet your plans are changing on a minute by minute basis now lol but if u want your gauges its as simple as gutting the porsche ones and hot gluing the compatible gauges to the back and the needles aligned with the porsche needles seems like everyone has there own idea but if you do not know electronics at all i really think this is your best option
 
He doesn't even have to do that. Simply remove the old gauges and install say new "Auto Meter" gauges of the same size and all done.
 
Left I'll probably do that. Where is the best place to buy "autometer" gauges? also, since these are compatible with revburner what exactly to I have to do? Wire them up positive negative. Is it that simple? Also can I combine multiple revburners to get fuel/water temp/etc and will it have a limit depending on the sim?

Lots of questions as this aspect is brand new to me.
 
Mayaman
Left I'll probably do that. Where is the best place to buy "autometer" gauges? also, since these are compatible with revburner what exactly to I have to do? Wire them up positive negative. Is it that simple? Also can I combine multiple revburners to get fuel/water temp/etc and will it have a limit depending on the sim?

Lots of questions as this aspect is brand new to me.
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you can buy them from any performance or speedshop in your area.
not all of them are compatible with the rev burner but im sure any gauge you will like will work
one thing is for sure - do not use the Type-R gauge that is readily available as they are not accurate.
 
Dave you are right on about the Type-R gauges. You see them all over e-bay for $40 for a tach and people who buy them wonder why they keep blowing engines in their Riley DP's.

Mayaman, the rev burner's we have now from SymProject only supports either one tach or one speedo. The new rev burner will support six analog gauges, so now we can run a speedo, tach, oil, water, voltage, fuel all with one rev burner. SymProject's supply a very detailed instruction on how to connect your gauges so no worries there.

I purchased my Auto Meter tach two blocks from my house. I went with an 11,000 RPM for two cars at iRacing. $400 for that tach. I plan on buying all my gauges in the same series from Auto Meter. It won't be the first time I've gone on a Kraft dinner diet. :)
 
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Dave you are right on about the Type-R gauges. You see them all over e-bay for $40 for a tach and people who buy them wonder why they keep blowing engines in their Riley DP's.

Mayaman, the rev burner's we have now from SymProject only supports either one tach or one speedo. The new rev burner will support six analog gauges, so now we can run a speedo, tach, oil, water, voltage, fuel all with one rev burner. SymProject's supply a very detailed instruction on how to connect your gauges so no worries there.

I purchased my Auto Meter tach two blocks from my house. I went with an 11,000 RPM for two cars at iRacing. $400 for that tach. I plan on buying all my gauges in the same series from Auto Meter. It won't be the first time I've gone on a Kraft dinner diet. :)
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Hi Left.
it is always less of a hassle when we purchase good quality components right at the getgo.
i just received an e-mail from Christiano about the new board. i was going to purchase a few of the current version but he said i should wait for the new board which is coming soon.
because of this i think i will update the upper section of my rig to be able to install a pc and all circuitry with all the components necessary to run all types of racing games.
i am going to build it as a kind of engine bay with a removable hood and windshield to get access to the components.
this way there will be a lot less wiring to be in the way.
im going with eight gauges in a dash. also i have plans to build an exhaust system from stainless tubing and muffler for audio.
i will install speakers inside the exhaust and exiting behind the seat.💡
im just a 58 year old kid and my wife likes it that way.:sly:
 
This is how it works.

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Using the Rev Burner with a speedometer

Starting with SimDash v1.1 the Rev Burner can be used to drive an electronic speedometer. In order to do that, the firmware of the board but be upgraded with the special version available in the Download page. The new firmware must be downloaded and transferred into the board following these simple instructions.
The original firmware is always available from the Download page, in case you decide to use your Rev Burner with a rev counter, as usual.
Only electronic speedometers are supported. Electronic speedometers receive a series of electric pulses whose frequency corresponds to the speed of the car. The number of pulses received for every kilometre or mile is a characteristic of the speedometer, and this value can be fixed or variable. The type of signal generated by the Rev Burner is a square wave at 12V, whose frequency increases with the speed.
The Rev Burner is able to generate up to 67.164 pulses per minute and most of the electronic speedometers work or can be set to work in this range of frequency.
The formal calculation is this: suppose you want to use a speedometer whose top speed is, for example, 200 Km/h. The speedometer must be configured to receive:
67.164 X 60 / 200 = 20.149 pulses per Km, or less, not more.​
If the speedometer is configured to more than 20.149 pulses per Km, the Rev Burner wouldn’t be able to generate a signal fast enough to drive the needle all the way up to 200 Km/h.​
Anyway most of the aftermarket speedometers can be configured from few to thousand of pulses per kilometre and are fully compatible with the Rev Burner.​
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Connecting the speedometer

The speedometer connects to the Rev Burner using the the orange 3-ways screw terminal:



  • The + and – terminals connect to the power wires of the speedometer. Probably there are more wires to connect to each terminal, if the speedometer has a backlight.
  • The S1 terminal carries the speed signal and must be connected to the signal wire (usually green). The signal from the Rev Burner is at 12V.
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Then you have to configure the software.
 
novadave
im just a 58 year old kid and my wife likes it that way.:sly:
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Ha, I knew you were the old fogie here amongst us. :D I remember well your build, the top area lifted up from the bottom. A very well engineered rig if I ever saw one. Did you ever sell any? I remember you had aspirations of making a go at it.

I plan on building a slight curved dash with a extension of about 12"-18" for my T500 wheel. A member at iRacing has already done it to his. He has shown me one photo of it. It looks like a connection like a drive shaft, like a U joint and a yoke? The base is set back and the shaft which is about 1.75" or so comes through a slightly larger hole, much like a real steering wheel. Anyways I plan on using carbon fiber over the wood. I will make a template for drilling the holes.

Then the next issue will be to talk with Derek Speares about getting enough switches and buttons so I can flush mount them through the carbon fiber. A button box built into the dash with a larger spacing. Then some toggle extensions will be used. I want to mount my 7" Liliput USB Monitor for iSpeed. I think it will be up to about a six month build. I already have a kick ass audio system in place along with SimVibe which is an awesome piece of code that every sim racer should have.

Dave I think your build will be a nice bit of rig building. I hope you have another follow along with pictures and words. :D Some of your ideas are sweet and well worth paying attention to. Speakers in chrome tail pipes, my god what is that wife of yours feeding you. :) Great idea, I might use that.

I thought Christiano's new boards were only six slots not eight as you mentioned, or are you using two singles that you already have?

I also forgot to mention for Mayaman anyways about SimDash, it is the software that runs rev burner and many other pieces of hardware. I also own a shift indicator in a DSD carbon fiber kit. That shift indicator is a must have. I can flush mount that in the dash as well.

Myself and another member at iRacing have been waiting for Christiano's new rev burner for well over a year and I have become so antsy for it.
 
His new board has provisions for a tach - speedo - and six various gauges for a total of eight. looking forward to getting one of those intead of using seperate ones for each gauge.
in all i sold six of my rigs in the first six months and then i stopped making them due to lack of time since then. i think my exhaust idea will be cool to build and have built a prototype and hooked it up to my amp running IRacing. the sound is amazing especially with a V8 engine rumble. just the fact of having it behind your head while racing adds to the imersion factor.
my objective is to have everything built into the rig and continue with the tilt front end.
all electronics will be under the "Hood" in place of an engine. practically no wires outside the rig. when i start to build i will post pictures on the build process.
think of a race car tubular chassis without the sheetmetal body on a smaller scale built with cromoly tubing all nicely bent. got to love the wife - she never complains and supports me in anything i like. plus i think she likes the fact that i am racing at home instead of at the track. to me i dont mind since i get to spend most of my summer weekends at the track given my job anyway.
 
This is where research will help you. I know at iRacings forum there is a great discussion on what works, I'd link it for you but you need to be a member to see it. How about on Christiano's site, anyone post more info there, I haven't been there in some time. For myself I am going with Auto Meter, a tad pricey but you get what you pay for.
 
Nobody posts there and I'm not going to pay a monthly fee to be part of a forum. Its just stupid really that this product doesn't have any damn details. Hey, here's this awesome product, but from a technical standpoint make sure you have a PHD network in order to use it. WTF.
 
Perhaps you are not DIY material Mayaman? Most everyone I know that purchased Christiano's products get them up and running without any problems, myself included. :) It really isn't rocket science.

I'm not sure what you mean by paying a monthly fee? If you are referring to iRacing, well it's a whooping $49 per year and there you get the most ingenious DIY's on the planet who openly share their ideas.
 
Lol electronic wise, I'm not DIY you're right. Fabricating I am. Just not my realm. I shouldn't have to rely on the community to get a product up and running. I'll crack this nut yet.
 

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