Date:         Wed, 8 Dec 2010 14:09:10 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Voltage Stabilizer in Instrument Cluster
Comments: To: Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
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At 12:49 PM 12/8/2010, Anthony Egeln wrote:
>  The upshot was that the voltage stabilizer should be replaceable
> with any matching 10 volt part.

Trouble is 10 volt regulators aren't that thick on the ground, that
not being a typical electronics supply voltage.  However there are
readily available adjustable ones like the LM317T
(http://www.national.com/ds/LM/LM317.pdf ) where you set the output
voltage with two resistors.  These folks will sell you one for twenty
one cents with a buck shipping (but they have a $5 minimum order)
http://www.taydaelectronics.com/servlet/the-187/LM317T-LM317-Voltage-Regulator/Detail
.

So you can pay money for the real thing or work for the generic, your
pick.  I can tell you resistor values if you need them.  You
shouldn't need the capacitors shown in the sample circuit -- the
gauges don't care about transients.

Yrs,
d