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Originally Posted by freebeard
Not having seen the layout in your garage, this is speculation, but...
Place a large mirror at 45° to the gauges. Place a small mirror to occlude half (or 1/4th) the field of view in front of the camera. Place the camera so that gauges are visible.
Everything will sync at the speed of light.
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The meters (they are paired. voltage and current for each location) are close to the battery pack and to the DC motor. The meters are about 4 feet apart, and about 3 feet different in elevation (floor versus on top of battery pack)
Mirrors would need to be paired to keep from having the image reversed ... a bit of a challenge to support the mirrors and get the angles right, with enough rigidity to keep the mirrors from vibrating .. but it is an option. It would limit the video to a specific angle, but taking video of the meters will take a dedicated camera anyway.
I didn't think much of the idea at first .. but it's kinda growing on me ..