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Date:         Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:58:53 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Voltage stabilizer installation?
Comments: To: Jeff Palmer <Jpalmer@MYMTS.NET>
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At 12:51 AM 6/27/2012, Jeff Palmer wrote: >85 Westfalia GL with temp and gas gauges reading low. Thought I'd >try replacing the voltage stabilizer (part number

Have you checked the gauge voltage and panel ground? Swapping out the regulator is an expensive way to do that.

Check for 10.0 +/- 0.5 volts between ground pin (the skinny one) on temp gauge and whichever of the other ones reads higher. If low, check for ~0 V between temp gauge ground pin and chassis ground, and system voltage on one of the outer pins of the voltage regulator (the other one should be +10). If your ground and supply are good but the regulator output is bad, then it's time to change the regulator.

Yours, David


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