Why are guages so large?

shegeek72 · 09-29-06, 05:30 AM

Particularly the depth guages...is it so they can be easily read when all hell is breaking loose in the sub?

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Kruger · 09-29-06, 06:20 AM

And also because everything behind those gauges was mechanic...

SteamWake · 09-29-06, 09:26 AM

Yes basically since it was a pressure operated mechanical device it was easier to acheive greater accuracy or resolution with bigger devices.

Also the guage could be read from nearly anywhere on the bridge at a glance.

tycho102 · 09-29-06, 12:33 PM

Yep. Large gauges translate into greater precision, but I would think viewability was the main reason.

09-29-06, 05:30 AM	#1
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09-29-06, 12:33 PM	#4
tycho102 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,100 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yep. Large gauges translate into greater precision, but I would think viewability was the main reason. __________________ My little Silent Hunter 4 repository

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Kruger Commander Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 476 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	And also because everything behind those gauges was mechanic...

09-29-06, 09:26 AM	#3
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yes basically since it was a pressure operated mechanical device it was easier to acheive greater accuracy or resolution with bigger devices. Also the guage could be read from nearly anywhere on the bridge at a glance.