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Old 24-10-11, 20:16
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Originally Posted by andrew honychurch View Post
on the gauges being 6v this is where it gets complicated! I have been told that they are 12v gauges but not many US gauges were marked with which voltage they were, hence the confusion. The TM refers to all electrical equipment being 12v EXCEPT the ignition, which rather points to the instruments being 12v. I have also been told, since my earlier post the voltage divider that is wired in line with the instruments power supply is in fact designed to stop the gauges going up and down with the variation of the charging system. Sounds credible, however, if thats the case , why do Jeeps, Dodges etc not have them? Maybe they do?
Hi Andrew,

I am sure the description of the resistance unit, on the wiring diagram says it all, a volt divider, bringing down the 12v sytem to presumably 6v for the guages, although when I checked the output with you, it was 9v, this may be because the resistor has suffered inside. I have looked around and cannot find any information to confirm the Volt Divider output.

regards, Richard
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