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RE: [TR] TR3A temp guages

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Subject: RE: [TR] TR3A temp guages
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:00:17 -0700
> I have a electric temp gauge in my TR3A. (The old
> capillary tube gave up.) It always reads very high.
> I have measured the water temp with a thermometer
> while the car is hot and  running it is 180F.
> Are there different senders for different gauges?

Yes there are.  A common problem at the moment is that none of the senders
currently sold suit the stock temperature gauge in the Stag.

> Or can I wire a resistor inline to bring the gauge
> into range?

Although you can do that, it will almost certainly result in a gauge that will
not ever read "hot".  The gauges are very non-linear, so the sender resistance
that makes them read full "hot" is too small to have any effect at mid-range.

Are you sure that the gauge you have isn't designed to be used with a "voltage
stabilizer" ?

Randall


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