[DeTomaso] Voltage gauge
Ken Green
kenn_green at yahoo.com
Thu Sep 13 13:33:19 EDT 2012
Personally, I think the amp meter in a Patera is like keeping a rattlesnake in a 40 year old box inside the dash, relying on the box to keep you safe. These are 40 year old cars, probably never intended to still be on the street. I found a number of "fixes" to the wiring, and am glad their all gone now. The big (40 year old) wires carrying a lot of current scare me.
I rewired most of my 73, and went to a high quality one wire alternator and a voltage gauge eliminated a lot of wire, including some very large gauge wire. I really like having fewer wires, and just one short fused 8 ga wire from the alternator to the starter lug.
Did I mention "40 years old" wire?
Ken
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From: "MikeLDrew at aol.com" <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
To: dennis617 at aol.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Voltage gauge
In a message dated 9/13/12 7 49 41, dennis617 at aol.com writes:
> Does anyone have a source for a battery/voltage gauge thatmatches the
> original Viglia gauges? I would love to get rid of thetroublesome ammeter but
> I would like to keep the original look.
>
>>>While Veglia voltmeters are available, they look nothing like the
Pantera gauges.
The ammeter is not troublesome, any more than a voltmeter is. You either
have the connections tight and secure, in which case there are no problems,
or you leave your connections loose, in which case there can be problems.
Just tighten your connections and live happily ever after. :>)
Mike
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