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Subject:Re: Odometer fixed..and "how dumb am I? (gas guage)
From:David Beierl
Date:Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:39:51 -0500
At 08:45 AM 1/30/2009, Mike Collum wrote:
>regulates the gauge voltage to 10 volts.  What the alternator or battery
>is putting out (over 10 volts that is) shouldn't make any difference.

Strictly speaking, probably above about 11.5 volts.  I don't have the
specs on it, but IIRC similar devices need about 1.5v to play with.

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