The only U.S. Distributor (according to them) for Smiths Instruments is
XK's Unlimited (800) 444-5247.
They have a great catalog. I requested it from their web site but I
can't remember their URL.
Larry Hoy (MGB.Roadster@juno.com)
Denver, CO USA
1969 MGB Roadster
1987 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas
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On Fri, 16 Jan 1998 11:52:48 -0600 Dirk de Boer <deboer@duke.usask.ca>
writes:
>After frying yet another generator and getting stuck with a drained
battery
>in the middle of nowhere last May I want to install a voltmeter and an
>ammeter in my 1966 MGB. It won't prevent the generator from dying, but
>it'll serve as an early warning system. Of course one can also use the
fact
>that the turn signals or the horn do not work anymore as indicators of a
>charging problem, but by then it's usually too late. I've put a ammeter
in
>my 1974 Volvo and I have found it's very useful. It will for example
>indicate when the charging rate is lower than usual, which in my case
>proved to be a slipping belt.
>
>Does anybody know a North American supplier of Smiths voltmeters and
>ammeters? I really don't want a generic brand gauge in the MG.
>
>Dirk de Boer
>1966 MGB
>Thanks for your interest in our graduate program.
>
>Dirk de Boer
>Graduate Chair
>Department of Geography
>University of Saskatchewan
>
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