Yes, I replaced the pesky foil ribbon connector with the DB25. That along with the rest of the Instrument cluster overhaul was a lot of work, but it's worth it now knowing I'll probably never have to worry about it again. Edward At 08:22 PM 11/26/2011, neil n wrote: >Alright alright. ;) > >Here's mine: > ><https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/AddWBXCoolantGaugeForAirCooledToWaterCooled#5396021595459416978>https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/AddWBXCoolantGaugeForAirCooledToWaterCooled#5396021595459416978 > >Great web page Edward. IIRC, I had read your page noting the clever >use of the DB25 connector; a part that's still fairly easy to find I imagine. > >In my wildest dreams, as I'm sure others have thought, I would take >the time to make a PCB of the ribbon. Maybe something like that, >along with warning light LED's, could fit in the middle portion of >the cluster? In terms of the PCB board itself, if it's feasible, >when done, the image of the traces could be easily posted online for >others to use. Maybe this has been done already? > >Neil. |
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