Oops! Sorry about that. Next time I'll think it through more clearly. I
hope I didn't cause any destruction of the gauge!
Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Clarici <spritenut@exit109.com>
To: Wiedemeyer <boxweed@thebest.net>
Cc: Doug Ingram <dougi@home.com>; spridgets list <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, June 28, 1999 6:10 PM
Subject: Re: Fuel gauge polarity?
>Wiedemeyer wrote:
>>
>> Yeah. Just reverse the wires when attaching them to the gauge.
>>
>> Bob
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Doug Ingram <dougi@home.com>
>> To: Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>> Date: Monday, June 28, 1999 1:14 AM
>> Subject: Fuel gauge polarity?
>>
>> >A question for those with superior electrical knowledge:
>> >
>> >My car is wired positive ground, my friend's Mk II is wired negative
>> ground.
>> >If I removed my fuel gauge from my car, and installed it in his car,
would
>> >it work, even though the polarity of the cars are different?
>
>Doug
>
>Yes it will work but DO NOT REVERSE THE WIRES!!!!
>Reversing the wires will send power to the sending unit and fry it.
>(been there, done that)
>The sending unit is a variable ground (exact termination by electrical
>gurus on this list) The gauge works by running the hot (any hot, pos or
>neg) to the "B" (battery) terminal on the gauge, The "T" terminal is for
>the tank.
>If you flip the wires on the gauge you send 12 volts to the sender which
>is grounded + connected to - = smoke!
>The gauge doesn't care what ground it has just make sure the terminal
>marked B gets the solid green wire.
>
>
>
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>Bugeye Sprite
>67 Sprite
>59 A40
>http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
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