Any idea how many instruments....

Post by **Pyoor_Kate** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 3:37 pm

.... the regulator in can reasonably cope with?

I will be adding a temperature gauge, and a revcounter which I would like to add on, do those who've added intstrument recommend I invest in a second regulator? Also, does anyone know if the clock should be powered through a regulator (any idea, it's a Smith's Transistorised clock)... If so, stick that on the list of voltage-regulator requiring instruments!

Post by **Gareth** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 3:51 pm

I've seen it suggested in the Holden catalogue that "at least one voltage stabiliser is required per three gauges".

Not something I'd thought of, mind, but it makes sense, I suppose. I shouldn't think the clock would need to be attatched to the voltage stabiliser...

Post by **Kevin** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 3:54 pm

Dont think the Rev counter need one and a clock certainly wont, and I think the regulator on the speedo can cope with 2 instruments anyway.

Post by **Pyoor_Kate** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 4:27 pm

Ra!

That's good.

My current revcounter is wired without one, and I've often wondered if the wavy needle syndrome it seems to have is a consequence of that.... and the query about the clock came from the incredible unreliabilty of previous car clocks (one which only ran when I was there, one which never, ever kept decent time (ran both fast *and* slow - unfortunately not in equal amounts), so I wondered if that was related....

Right, well, that's fine then. There's only actually one instrument that needs to be wired through the voltage stabiliser....