How does this elderly Voltage Limiter work?
This is a Voltage limiter, for my Fuel, coolant temp, and oil pressure gauges in my '89 Dodge van. It plugs into my gauge cluster and is not extremely simple to access. My Factory service ...
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Well, I opened up the cluster, removed the limiter, and there, in the same place as the photo in the OP, is a little adjustment knob.
I could have easily moved this during cleaning. I don't have an analog voltmeter so I cannot adjust it properly, and I do not know what it was actually set at before. Also with its age, perhaps it is foolish to put this back into use after adjusting it.
It strikes me that I have the opportunity to dial in my Fuel gauge so half a tank actually indicates half a tank, instead of indicating 5/8ths a tank. This unit appears to fit this bill nicely. I could mount it remotely to easily adjust the set screw.
DROK 3a buck converter
While the temp gauges and OP gauges will have a 'new' normal range, I have a mechanical OP gauge plumbed in, and merely tolerate the Stock gauge. The Oil light is still operational as well.
I decided to practice soldering with my newish 100/140 watt weller gun. The primitive circuit board has a bunch of pins with a mechanical connection. They all now have a nice base of solder meeting the traces.
Same with the voltage limiter attachment points.
Here's to rock steady gauges in my future.
There is a capacitor on the CB traces between (+) and (-)
.47M250 V U
The V is actually a triangle.
I could have easily moved this during cleaning. I don't have an analog voltmeter so I cannot adjust it properly, and I do not know what it was actually set at before. Also with its age, perhaps it is foolish to put this back into use after adjusting it.
It strikes me that I have the opportunity to dial in my Fuel gauge so half a tank actually indicates half a tank, instead of indicating 5/8ths a tank. This unit appears to fit this bill nicely. I could mount it remotely to easily adjust the set screw.
DROK 3a buck converter
While the temp gauges and OP gauges will have a 'new' normal range, I have a mechanical OP gauge plumbed in, and merely tolerate the Stock gauge. The Oil light is still operational as well.
I decided to practice soldering with my newish 100/140 watt weller gun. The primitive circuit board has a bunch of pins with a mechanical connection. They all now have a nice base of solder meeting the traces.
Same with the voltage limiter attachment points.
Here's to rock steady gauges in my future.
There is a capacitor on the CB traces between (+) and (-)
.47M250 V U
The V is actually a triangle.
