At 01:41 PM 10/21/2009, neil n wrote: > And since I want to add a low coolant >warning system, the WBX temp gauge is needed. AFAIK, Bentley shows the >WBX temp gauge as having what I assume is internal "solid state >circuitry" that works with this system. It's the circuit that decides when to blink the LED, and does the blinking. > I thought it would be a >straight connection from warning module to a new 12V LED but seems >not. From the old-type level-controller should be no problem -- if you want it to blink you can get an LED that blinks internally. The newer short type would need a bit of extra circuitry most likely. We can pmail about it. >Connecting the output voltage from voltage stabilizer and to an >existing aftermarket gauge connected to the VW temp sensor *kind of* >made sense, but 10V might not work with the aftermarket gauge. Not >worth the effort to find out. And since I want to add a low coolant Aftermarket gauges ought to be set up either to run unregulated or provide their own internal voltage regulation. I see no advantage to trying this hookup. I don't think you're tied to the WBX gauge if you don't want to be. We can pmail about it. Yrs, d |
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