Grinning! Same thing happened to me, but I didn't think about it until after
the dash was in. Got the powder coated dash in and none of the gauges were
lighting up. Arghhh!
I really didn't want to scrape off the paint and expose bare metal, so I
daisy-chained a ground wire to all gauges by crimping eye-connectors every
few inches on a long strand of insulated wire. The eye-connectors go on the
studs for the gauges before the nut.
Fred - So.SF
BADROC
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1420039&a=10625923
(I jumped on the photopoint bandwagon after seeing Ron and Julies pics! Just
1 pic.)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pam & Paul Bauman" <plhbauman@earthlink.net>
To: "Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 6:46 PM
Subject: t-minus 2 days and counting
> So far, so good. Posted a few more photos on Photopoint. I found the lamps
I
> needed at Kragen. I'm using the 1156 and 1157 for the taillights and front
> turn signals and a GE 53 in the gauges. Everything snapped right in and
I'm
> confident they will work.
>
> When I started putting the dash back together, I realized that the powder
> coating we had applied makes a great eletrical insulator. I thought about
> scraping off the material anyplace a component needed a ground, but that
> just didn't set right, so I hit upon the idea of daisy-chaining a ground
> wire to any part that needs one.
>
> Tomorrow, the dash goes back on, hopefully for the last time. then it's
> check the fluid levels, cross my fingers and hope for the best.
>
> This is Roadster control, siging off.
>
> Paul Bauman
> Westminster, CA
> 67 1600
> http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=881168&a=6499541
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