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Re: Smiths instruments (and stereo)

To: coryc@sequent.com (Cory Carpenter)
Subject: Re: Smiths instruments (and stereo)
From: medtron!pwcs.StPaul.GOV!phile@uunet.UU.NET (Philip J Ethier)
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 92 16:22:07 CST
Cory Carpenter <coryc@sequent.com> writes \

\These sound like mine, with the exception of the ammeter.  Mine's a
\Lucas, while the other instruments are Smiths.  Original?  Who knows.
\Bear in mind that my Europa's a '69, so there may have been changes
\between it and Phil's.

Maybe we can score a pair of Smiths voltmeters somewhere.  We would then have 
the more modern battery sentry and matching gauges.  Take a look at the back 
of the gauges with your inspection mirror and see if they have the same little 
white stickers on them.  Anyone got a Smiths catalog?

\I haven't looked for a voltage stabilizer, although there are plenty of
\metal cans on the back side of the dash which *could* be one.  The
\wiring diagram does show a stabilizer.  Phil, I thought this car had
\"former-owner syndrome," could the stabilizer have been removed when the
\TTL-logic stuff was installed?

Absolutely.

\as I recall the trip odometer reset must be turned counter-clockwise to zero
\it out.  Took me awhile to figure that out.

The knob has the same degree of "spring" in each direction, so I think it is 
jammed inside the speedometer housing.  I think I saw the trip odometer move a 
bit when I tried this, but it could be autosuggestion.

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