On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 7:59 PM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > The VDO gauges I have work on resistance of the sensors. My VDO oil > temp gauge will max out a zero resistance. You could install a > temporary potentiometer to calibrate the gauge then solder an > appropriate resistor to match resistance of the calibrated pot. > > Or, like David said, follow the path of least resistance and get a WBX > clock. :-) > >
Heh. Yes. A less circuitous route might be best. Yah I wondered the same thing. Or at least my thoughts took it as far as installing a resistor in the circuit. The pot makes sense. But now I'm really curious about the analogue clock w/temp gauge. I guess the LED would indicate 12:00 ? ;) Or is the clock face smaller OD? Neil.
-- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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