RonaldGivens wrote:
> Howdy,
> I got one ignition resistor, one gas gauge voltage reducer, and two
> accessory voltage reducers today from Chevy Duty...
> NOt anyone of the four drops the 12 volts down to 6 volts...WHY NOT...COULD
> THEY ALL BE BAD...OR WHAT AM I DOING WRONG...I just check my existing/on the
> truck ignition resistor and it drops the 12 down to 6 volts as it
> should...Help
> thanks,
You are probably checking the open circuit voltage rather than the loaded
voltage. Have a look at my website for an explanation of how all this stuff
works. Click the "Electricity" link.
http://members.tripod.com/~oltruck/index.html
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Bill Bailey
57 Chevrolet 3100
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