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Repurposed pressure gauge - Bathroom door indicator

Nathan Broadbent

Nathan Broadbent

01 May 2011

I turned an old brass pressure gauge into a vacant/engaged indicator for our bathroom. The needle is a hacked ammeter, and the metal slide lock on the other side of the door switches it on.

(Inspired by this analog bandwidth meter.)

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