It was written by another:
> I might also try using the modern replacement (IC on heatsink).
> I believe it provides a steady 8VDC instead of the pulse. It's also
> cheaper.
And not as accurate, I fear, unless it's a more complex than a
simple voltage regulator chip:
> this simple box acts as a temperature compensator so the
> temperature-sensitive electric gauges are (relatively) accurate
> regardless of it being zero degrees or a hundred degrees" (or
> check the archives :-) ). In other words, you can't just replace
> it with a constant-voltage regulator.
-- John
John F Sandhoff sandhoff@csus.edu Sacramento, CA
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