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WFO:

You're absolutely right, I really didn't think of it in that sense. I didn't take your comment as a challenge of honesty, either.

I would think that my best option would be to befriend the meter guys of my local POCO and let them decide if they would like to reprogram it for me.

Back on topic, Rabbit, that's a fine piece of work!! I love the backlight in the meter, nice touch.

You'll notice it's a 2w, 120 volt meter. Much better, IMHO, for making lamps since the voltage is right for the appliance.

Thanks guys.
I put a few amber LEDs behind the dial to serve as a night light. I put a rotary switch in back for three levels of light.
The shade is aluminum flashing which I am considering punching a design in. Any suggestions?

I really like that! It has kind of an industrial - heavy duty "in your face" kind of look to it as well... You know as soon as someone sees it they will be all over it and switching the light on and off to see what it does to the dial!

VERY COOL!

A.D

Very cool lamp Rabbit.

The disc meters are certainly more interesting than a electronic meter anyway I reckon mxslick.

Try the blue or violet leds. They are fascinating in the dark for backlights.

I havent had time yet for a meter lamp but I put some blue leds in a 24 hour impulse clock which look very cool in my computer room.

Here's another picture:

Ah, a metered red-light district. Must be in Nevada.

Yeah, a rotating disc can be more fun to watch, but the e-meter still elicits a "what the heck is that?" from visitors. Since not too many people see e-meters it is a surprise. They especially like the display changing from cumulative Kwh, to current actual usage, to display test(?), to rate.

Larry:

ROFL