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Re: Gauge dampening

To: "Telewest \(PH\)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>,
Subject: Re: Gauge dampening
From: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 22:44:17 -0400
not that I have a lot of luck with complex circuits, what are we talking
about here?

James Nazarian
71 MGB Tourer
71 MGBGT V8
85 Dodge Ram
----- Original Message -----
From: "Telewest (PH)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>; "mgs" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 5:14 AM
Subject: Re: Gauge dampening


> Speaking purely theoretically (no experience of VDO) the impedances are so
> low that I would expect only a very large capacitor would have any visible
> effect, something in the thousands of micro-Farads.  A more complex
> electronic circuit connected between the gauge and the wiring would
probably
> be more effective.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Nazarian" <jhn3@uakron.edu>
> To: "mgs" <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 4:58 AM
> Subject: Gauge dampening
>
>
> > List, I have a question regarding the fuel gauge in my V8, I am using a
> VDO
> > gauge that wants dampening at the sender, and a stock MGB sender flipped
> > upside down and rebent that wants dampening at the gauge.  In this
> situation
> > my gauge moves with the sloshing in the tank.  Although it isn't too bad
> > because I baffled the tank I would like to dampen the gauge so that it
> isn't
> > so reactive to cornering forces etc.
> >
> > If I were to put a 5mf capacitor across the terminals of the sender
would
> > that solve my problem?  Obviously the size of the cap would depend on
how
> > much dampening I want but it's the location that I am not sure of.

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