[Tigers] 3 gauges stopped working

[CoolVT at aol.com]

Yup,  same problem and cure that I had.  
 
 
In a message dated 7/28/2010 11:54:08 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
allanballard at att.net writes:

Mike,  everyone,

voila!  :)

One side of fuse box needed  "treatment" with a small file--now the gauges 
are
working  again...

Thanks,

Allan


On Jul 28, 2010, at 10:38 AM,  Tom Parker wrote:

> True. (I looked at the Mark 2 diagram).  Grounding is simple to check, 
so's
voltage. I suspect but don't know, that  a short in the stabilizer would 
awaken
the smoke gods or blow the  fuse.
>
> Anyhow, schedule the Chiropractor and take a look. A  jumper clipped to 
frame
ground and the back mounting stud of a gauge  verifies the grounding, a 
meter
verifies the voltage stabilizer. There's  always the possibility of multiple
failures (In electronics it's much more  common than one might think...), so
take it one gauge at a  time.
>
> God hunting, Allan!
>
> Tom
>
>  On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 10:21 AM, Smit, Theo  <Theo.Smit at dynastream.com>
wrote:
> The stabilizer only  regulates the fuel and temperature gauges (to 10 
volts
average); the tach  has its own internal regulation. However, a failure of 
the
stabilizer that  shorted the (green) circuit to ground would disable all  
three
gauges.
>
> Theo
>
> > -----Original  Message-----
> > From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net  [mailto:tigers-
> > bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Tom  Parker
> > Sent: July 28, 2010 8:03 AM
> > To: Allan  Ballard
> > Cc: tigers at autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re:  [Tigers] 3 gauges stopped working
> >
> > There's a voltage  stabilizer behind the dash that's supposed to keep
> > the
>  > voltage constant at @ 12v (see the service manual for the exact
>  > voltage).
> > You might look at he voltage input on one of the  failing gauges with a
> > volt
> > meter and follow the  yellow brick road (wiring diagram) if the voltage
> > is
> >  missing or out of spec.
> >
> > Tom
>  >
>
>
>
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