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Re: [Fot] Gauge Rebuilding

To: Jack Wheeler <jwheeler1947@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Gauge Rebuilding
From: Paul Ricco via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:56:35 -0600
Cc: Friends of Triumph <fot@autox.team.net>
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Jack,

We have also had an excellent experience with Nisonger.  They recently =
did a full set for a car that we are working on.  We are very satisfied. =
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Paul Ricco

> On Jan 11, 2021, at 12:41 PM, Jack Wheeler via Fot =
<fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> I hope this may help some of you looking for sources for rebuilding =
gauges.  I recently had the tachometer in my 1967 Morgan 4/4 rebuilt by =
Nisonger Instruments.  The tach was kind of ratty looking and the =
calibration was off by a factor of 2.  When it came back it looked like =
a new gauge.  They had replaced the lens and chrome bezel and fixed the =
calibration problem.  In addition, they also converted it over so that =
if I ever decide to replace my points distributor with an electronic =
ignition system, the tach will work correctly.
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> When I received the tach, I was confused by the wiring instructions.  =
It was much simpler, and did not use some of the old parts.  I called =
Peter Bayer, and he was very helpful in walking me through the steps of =
the new wiring system.  With that bit of help, I installed it and WOW, =
it's great having a tach again that really shows the true engine speed.
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> I'm not trying to tell anybody who to use, just giving my impression =
of a job well done.  I have used Nisonger for instrument rebuilding for =
over 30 years, with similar results.
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> Best regards,
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> Jack
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class=3D"">Jack,<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">We =
have also had an excellent experience with Nisonger. &nbsp;They recently =
did a full set for a car that we are working on. &nbsp;We are very =
satisfied. &nbsp;</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">Paul Ricco<br class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Jan 11, 2021, at 12:41 PM, =
Jack Wheeler via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div class=3D""><div =
class=3D"ydpaa22cfa0yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family:Helvetica =
Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">I hope this may help some of you =
looking for sources for rebuilding gauges.&nbsp; I recently had the =
tachometer in my 1967 Morgan 4/4 rebuilt by Nisonger Instruments.&nbsp; =
The tach was kind of ratty looking and the calibration was off by a =
factor of 2.&nbsp; When it came back it looked like a new gauge.&nbsp; =
They had replaced the lens and chrome bezel and fixed the calibration =
problem.&nbsp; In addition, they also converted it over so that if I =
ever decide to replace my points distributor with an electronic ignition =
system, the tach will work correctly.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">When I received the tach, I was =
confused by the wiring instructions.&nbsp; It was much simpler, and did =
not use some of the old parts.&nbsp; I called Peter Bayer, and he was =
very helpful in walking me through the steps of the new wiring =
system.&nbsp; With that bit of help, I installed it and WOW, it's great =
having a tach again that really shows the true engine speed.</div><div =
dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" class=3D"">I'm not trying to tell =
anybody who to use, just giving my impression of a job well done.&nbsp; =
I have used Nisonger for instrument rebuilding for over 30 years, with =
similar results.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" =
class=3D"">Best regards,</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false" =
class=3D"">Jack<br =
class=3D""></div></div></div>_____________________________________________=
__<br class=3D""><a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a><br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">http://www.fot-racing.com<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Donate: =
http://autox.team.net/archive http://www.team.net/pipermail/fot<br =
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