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Testing gauges on 74 Charger? #2458178 02/26/18 11:49 PM 02/26/18 11:49 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 580 North Carolina, USA S Silverbullet2 OP mopar
Silverbullet2 OP mopar S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 580 North Carolina, USA	My buddy bought a used cluster for a charger last year at Carlisle and wants to test the gauges before he puts it in the car. I know with it in the car you can ground the sender wire and the gauge will sweep full to the right. Is there a way to test with no voltage? A certain ohms resistance?

Re: Testing gauges on 74 Charger? [Re: Silverbullet2] #2458198 02/27/18 12:17 AM 02/27/18 12:17 AM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,655 Cut and Shoot, TX kentj340 top fuel
kentj340 top fuel Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,655 Cut and Shoot, TX	See: https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...;gonew=1#UNREAD https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/ubbt...ion.html#UNREAD https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...;gonew=1#UNREAD https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...e=8#Post4469568 If you don't see two dolphins, you need a vacation.

Re: Testing gauges on 74 Charger? [Re: Silverbullet2] #2458204 02/27/18 12:26 AM 02/27/18 12:26 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,684 A Andrewh master
Andrewh master A Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,684	put 2 AA batteries in series. wire them to the gauge. give it a sec to start moving. it isn't instant. assuming you got the pos and neg right it should move about to half way on any of them.

Re: Testing gauges on 74 Charger? [Re: Silverbullet2] #2458219 02/27/18 01:25 AM 02/27/18 01:25 AM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,655 Cut and Shoot, TX kentj340 top fuel
kentj340 top fuel Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,655 Cut and Shoot, TX	Video on bench testing for E body should work for B body too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pKbNSStjas If you don't see two dolphins, you need a vacation.

Re: Testing gauges on 74 Charger? [Re: Silverbullet2] #2458262 02/27/18 08:45 AM 02/27/18 08:45 AM
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Silverbullet2 OP mopar S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 580 North Carolina, USA	Easy enough, thanks!

Re: Testing gauges on 74 Charger? [Re: Silverbullet2] #2458312 02/27/18 12:25 PM 02/27/18 12:25 PM
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,096 Valencia, España NachoRT74 master
NachoRT74 master Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 6,096 Valencia, España	or a cell phone charger. They are from 3.7, 4.5 and latelly 5 volts ( USB ones ) With a Charger born in Chrysler assembly plant in Valencia, Venezuela

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