Skip, thanks for the reply. It appears as though the link is outdated. After
a little searching, I think this is the new link. Now, will it help????
http://www.classictiger.com/techtips/gageohms.html
John - 1976
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Skip Montanaro [SMTP:skip@pobox.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 12:28 PM
> To: Lumia, John
> Cc: triumphs; 6pack
> Subject: Re: temperature sender
>
>
> John> Does anyone on the list know the resistance of the temp sender at
> John> a specific temp, say something around room temp? If not, could
> John> someone please make a quickie measurement of known good sender
> John> along with the ambient measurement temp? Assuming its on the
car,
> John> best way would be on a cold engine, using an ohmeter to measure
> John> between the sender terminal and the base of the sender. Thanks.
>
> A quick Google search for "triumph temperature sender resistance" didn't
> yield any exact hits, however, this Sunbeam Alpine page:
>
> http://www.corpdemo.com/tiger/techtips/gageohms.html
>
> suggests at room temp its resistance should be measured in hundreds of
ohms,
> and that a 60-70 ohm resistor in place of the sender unit should put the
> temp gauge's needle about halfway.
>
> I know that's a far cry from a perfect answer, but gives you some ballpark
> figures to play with until you get something better.
>
> --
> Skip Montanaro
> skip@pobox.com
> http://www.musi-cal.com/
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