[DeTomaso] headlights vs temp guage

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/20/09 22 58 49, SOBill writes:


> To solve this problem, connect a wire directly from the ground terminal on 
> the temp gauge to a solid chassis ground. The factory connected the gauge 
> grounds in a "daisy chain" because it was simple and easy. Each gauge should 
> have a direct connection to ground.
> 

Bill,

Do you think it would be effective to daisy-chain a second ground wire 
between all four minor gauges, and then to the chassis?   In other words, three of 
the four ground lugs on the gauges are fed by two wires; one of those wires on 
one of those gauges is the ground end of the daisy chain, and is connected to 
ground.   The last gauge is the terminus of the daisy chain, and only has one 
wire on its ground lug (connecting to the adjacent gauge).   If a second wire 
was added to that one also, with the other end going directly to a chassis 
ground, then the daisy chain would be grounded at both ends, without the need to 
hack and splice all over the place other than the one connector.

Wouldn't that be effective enough?

Mike (currently working in the garage, swapping 3W and 5W bulbs in and out of 
the minor gauges to get 'even' illumination, because the ammeter doesn't 
light up as much as the other gauges do, with bulbs of equal strength; the 
solution is to have 3W bulbs in the other three, and a 5W bulb in the ammeter--see 
the 'before' photo at:   http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=4087).



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