Only Fuel and Temp gauges, there's a voltage stabiliser thingy in the pod that regulates both of them and it has a few sets of points and a resister wire, all the lights etc just run on 12v.
regards Terry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Andrew Greenbury Sent: Tuesday, 5 February 2002 10:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: 200B fuel tank in 1600 fuel gauge calibration? Terry, Does everything in the 1600 instrument cluster run on a 5V scale, or is it just the fuel gauge? Thanks Andrew > Richard, > > I've done this on a 1600 a long time ago and I've been talking directly to > Chris but as I cant find the tech info on how I did this last time due to a > HDD blow up some time back and I lost a lot of stuff. I'll paste where we're > up to but I could do with some help from the list. > > The 180B sender idea just might work with a 1600 gauge without all the > frigging around getting a 200B sender to work accurately. Do you know what > voltage a 180B dash pod runs at and also what is the resistance range of a > 180B sender. It just may be the same as the 1600 and that leads me to think > that this route just may be a better solution than trying to figure out how > to get around the complexity of the 1600 gauge/200B sender problem. > > Pasted for info > > > I'll have to give this some more thought - first impressions of the > > problem at hand is that a 200B gauge and sender wont work in a 1600 - > > the 1600 pod voltage is 5v and the sender is 0-100 ohms. A 200B pod > > voltage is only 3v and the sender resistance is something like 15-85 > > ohms so you see the problem. I'm not sure about the temp gauge sender > > on the 200B either so you could fix the fuel sender and frig the temp > > sender, there were at least 2 (VDO & Niles). > > > > I think using the 200B sender with a resister, probably adjustable is > > the go with the stock 1600 gauge. > > > > I'll be back > > > > TR > > regards > Terry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard Clough > Sent: Monday, 4 February 2002 10:23 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: 200B fuel tank in 1600 fuel gauge calibration? > > > Chris, > I cant answer your gauge problem but have you tried it? 180B tank sender > units work fine with a 1600 gauge. If your not keen to connect it in the > tank, remove the sender unit from the tank and connect to the wiring loom > and earth. Operate the float arm and see if the gauge registers correctly > over the travel of the sender unit arm. Do it slowly as the gauge is > designed to move slowly to avoid wild fluctuations. > > Can you give us description of how you fitted the bigger 200B tank and fuel > filler, a few listers have been thinking of trying this for the larger > range. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, 25 January 2002 9:54 AM > Subject: 200B fuel tank in 1600 fuel gauge calibration? > > > > Hi All, > > I have recently put a 200B fuel tank in my 1600 and was woundering how > to > > calibrate the fuel guage as I was told it would read on about half way > when > > it is full. > > > > Regards > > > > Chris W > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
