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INSTRUMENT PANEL VOLTAGE LIMITER / REGULATOR #1078763 09/19/11 11:32 PM 09/19/11 11:32 PM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 42 Ontario, Canada G GTX fan OP member
GTX fan OP member G Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 42 Ontario, Canada	I need an instrument panel voltage limiter for my '67 Charger. This is the unit that reduces 12vdc to 5vdc to operate the fuel, oil pressure and, temperature gauges. Are OEM units available or do I have to purchase a new printed circuit board unit? Who supplies these, either OEM or reproduction? The reproduction limiter I purchased for this car 2 years ago has quit and I cannot remember where I got it. Pegged gauges make me

Re: INSTRUMENT PANEL VOLTAGE LIMITER / REGULATOR [Re: GTX fan] #1078764 09/19/11 11:39 PM 09/19/11 11:39 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,822 Colorado D denfireguy top fuel
denfireguy top fuel D Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,822 Colorado	There are a bunch of them on Ebay. Here is one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-MOPAR...86#ht_500wt_956 Also, Dashworx on this board has a solid state replacement. That is what I used. Craig 2014 Ram 1500 Laramie, 73 Cuda Previous mopars: 62 Valiant, 65 Fury III, 68 Fury III, 72 Satellite, 74 Satellite, 89 Acclaim, 98 Caravan, 2003 Durango Only previous Non-Mopar: Schwinn Tornado

Re: INSTRUMENT PANEL VOLTAGE LIMITER / REGULATOR [Re: denfireguy] #1078765 09/20/11 10:17 AM 09/20/11 10:17 AM
Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 239 North Carolina T Tadams enthusiast
Tadams enthusiast T Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 239 North Carolina	I purchased mine from RedFish. He is on the a-bodies site by that name if he isn't on this one. It is a solid state unit, works great and was way less than the one on e-bay.

Re: INSTRUMENT PANEL VOLTAGE LIMITER / REGULATOR [Re: GTX fan] #1078766 09/21/11 10:56 PM 09/21/11 10:56 PM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,653 Cut and Shoot, TX kentj340 top fuel
kentj340 top fuel Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,653 Cut and Shoot, TX	You can make your own. See: http://www.mopar1.us/instrument.html If you don't see two dolphins, you need a vacation.

Re: INSTRUMENT PANEL VOLTAGE LIMITER / REGULATOR [Re: denfireguy] #1078767 09/21/11 11:51 PM 09/21/11 11:51 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 155 Northern California R redwrydr member
redwrydr member R Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 155 Northern California	I used the Dash Worx one also, it is great, and it does have a blinking tiny red light to show you that it is working....it gets my vote.....

Re: INSTRUMENT PANEL VOLTAGE LIMITER / REGULATOR [Re: redwrydr] #1078768 09/22/11 05:06 PM 09/22/11 05:06 PM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 42 Ontario, Canada G GTX fan OP member
GTX fan OP member G Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 42 Ontario, Canada	Thanks folks for your suggestions. I have ordered a new unit from Dash Worx.

Re: INSTRUMENT PANEL VOLTAGE LIMITER / REGULATOR [Re: kentj340] #1078769 09/24/11 12:37 PM 09/24/11 12:37 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,822 Colorado D denfireguy top fuel
denfireguy top fuel D Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,822 Colorado	Quote: You can make your own. See: http://www.mopar1.us/instrument.html Only flaw to that circuit is D1. It protects the $5 regulator from a short circuit. Unfortunately, your $200 harness is not protected. It is still a lot better than using a 7805 three terminal regulator that others use. Maybe if you put a 1 A fuse in front of it to protect the harness it would be better. Craig 2014 Ram 1500 Laramie, 73 Cuda Previous mopars: 62 Valiant, 65 Fury III, 68 Fury III, 72 Satellite, 74 Satellite, 89 Acclaim, 98 Caravan, 2003 Durango Only previous Non-Mopar: Schwinn Tornado

Re: INSTRUMENT PANEL VOLTAGE LIMITER / REGULATOR [Re: redwrydr] #1078770 09/25/11 03:07 AM 09/25/11 03:07 AM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 392 Mississippi lahatte enthusiast
lahatte enthusiast Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 392 Mississippi	Wow! Those Dash Worx guys are expensive!

Re: INSTRUMENT PANEL VOLTAGE LIMITER / REGULATOR [Re: lahatte] #1078771 09/25/11 08:35 AM 09/25/11 08:35 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 493 Arizona A az426john mopar
az426john mopar A Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 493 Arizona	The other option is to make your own as posted by kentj340. It is not that hard or expensive to do. For a first timer it is probably $10.00 in parts, $15.00 in equipment, and 2 hours in time. You just bend open the existing case, follow the directions as posted and put the case back together.

Re: INSTRUMENT PANEL VOLTAGE LIMITER / REGULATOR [Re: az426john] #1078772 09/26/11 12:20 AM 09/26/11 12:20 AM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	Quote: The other option is to make your own as posted by kentj340. It is not that hard or expensive to do. For a first timer it is probably $10.00 in parts, $15.00 in equipment, and 2 hours in time. You just bend open the existing case, follow the directions as posted and put the case back together. I did that for my 69 charger and the regulator got extremely hot to the touch. Now on the same modification to our challenger, it does not get that hot. Maybe because there is more gauges in the charger than the challenger.

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