hey Group,

I am building an hour meter for my Honda Generator...
(I know, I know... I can buy one for around $35...
but then where would the FUN be in that? )

I am trying to think of a simple method of displaying the current hour meter value.

Some possibilities...
  • Use an LED (possibly bi-color) to count (blink) for each digit. Possibly in morse code.
  • An inexpensive 3 or 4 digit LCD (I don't have a source for this, any help is appreciated)

Any ideas from the group on some sort of "minimalist" display would be appreciated, or a source for a small 4 digit LCD. I am trying to keep this small and simple.

Thanks