Hi Phil - They are temperature sensitive as is the Voltage Stabilizer. If
you had a constant voltage entering the gauges however, the gauges that rely
on it would only react to the voltage being sent through by the sending unit
and not flucuations caused by the VS. More importantly, when a VS burns out
with the bimetal arm in the closed position it can fry your gauges. A solid
state unit would probably elliminate the possibility.
After much searching through the Allied Electronics catalog I think I've
found something that will work. Gonna try it on my friend's TVR. Will let
everyone know how it works out.
~Mike Brooks
Living dangerously with someone else's Lucas electrics.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
To: "M Brooks" <mike@gsta.net>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 11:12 PM
Subject: Re: Electronic Voltage Stabilizer
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "M Brooks" <mike@gsta.net>
> To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 1:09 AM
> Subject: Electronic Voltage Stabilizer
>
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Has anyone found a good, solid state, voltage stabilizer that works well
> > with our Lucas electrical systems? I have the dashboard of my friend's
TVR
> > 2500M opened up for a VS replacement and some general housekeeping and
> while
> > I'm in there I'd like to upgrade from the old fashioned "heated bimetal
> arm"
> > style.
>
> Might be counter-productive. The way I heard it, the voltage-stabilizer
is
> temperature-sensitive, and so are the gauges. Fixing the VS to be
> temperature-stable might actually be a step backwards.
>
> Can anyone confirm?
>
> Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
> 1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 TR4 CT2846L
> pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/ http://www.vtr2002.org
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