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<blockquote data-quote="Simon Dinsdale" data-source="post: 21875" data-attributes="member: 58"><p>Albervin,</p><p></p><p>I agree the ammeter face and rim on ebay looked too new, but the main body was correct. On my series A what I did was take a thin aftermarket ammeter like:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Velocette-Miller-2-inch-Ammeter-/350440251575?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item5197dde0b7" target="_blank">http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Velocette-Miller-2-inch-Ammeter-/350440251575?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item5197dde0b7</a></p><p></p><p>and then replace the printed face. I did this by photographing the face of an original ammeter (copyright to my brother), cleaned it up a bit on the computer leaving the discolouration in the print for originality and sized it correctly. I then got a photo printing company to print it rather than injet print at home as this lasts longer and does not fade as much. I use photobox.co.uk online. Dismantle the ammeter and stick the new photograph face over the old using double sided tape. Trim the edges and colour the edges black and then reassemble. The tricky bit is positioning the face before it sticks to the tape, but I marked the back in several places as aligning marks.</p><p></p><p>See photo of finished ammeter in Miscellaneous: 2010: Series "A"</p><p>or:</p><p><a href="http://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/photos/showphoto.php?photo=7958&title=series-a-miller-ammeter&cat=768" target="_blank">http://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/photos/showphoto.php?photo=7958&title=series-a-miller-ammeter&cat=768</a></p><p></p><p>Total cost is cost of repro ammeter which I already had, £0.15 to print the photo and approx 30 minutes time.</p><p></p><p>Albervin if you send me a private message with your email address, I will email you the full size full definition photo of the face with the lighthouse. Then you only have to get it printed in 6" x 4" photo size and the print will be scaled to the correct size.</p><p></p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Simon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simon Dinsdale, post: 21875, member: 58"] Albervin, I agree the ammeter face and rim on ebay looked too new, but the main body was correct. On my series A what I did was take a thin aftermarket ammeter like: [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Velocette-Miller-2-inch-Ammeter-/350440251575?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item5197dde0b7[/url] and then replace the printed face. I did this by photographing the face of an original ammeter (copyright to my brother), cleaned it up a bit on the computer leaving the discolouration in the print for originality and sized it correctly. I then got a photo printing company to print it rather than injet print at home as this lasts longer and does not fade as much. I use photobox.co.uk online. Dismantle the ammeter and stick the new photograph face over the old using double sided tape. Trim the edges and colour the edges black and then reassemble. The tricky bit is positioning the face before it sticks to the tape, but I marked the back in several places as aligning marks. See photo of finished ammeter in Miscellaneous: 2010: Series "A" or: [url]http://www.vincentownersclub.co.uk/photos/showphoto.php?photo=7958&title=series-a-miller-ammeter&cat=768[/url] Total cost is cost of repro ammeter which I already had, £0.15 to print the photo and approx 30 minutes time. Albervin if you send me a private message with your email address, I will email you the full size full definition photo of the face with the lighthouse. Then you only have to get it printed in 6" x 4" photo size and the print will be scaled to the correct size. Cheers, Simon. [/QUOTE]
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