Re: Testing - calibrating factory gauges ?
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10/04/11 12:01 PM
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I used this to calibrate my gauges. Gauge calibrationIf they are off, there is an adjustment on the back of the gauge to get it "close". May not be perfect, but were they ever?
1968 Charger R/T, 440 Auto, GG1;
1969 Super Bee, 383, 4-speed, T5;
1969.5 Road Runner, 440-6, 4-speed, 96;
1970 Duster 340, 4-speed, EV2;
1970 Charger R/T SE, 440 (496), Auto, EB3;
1970 Dart Swinger 340 (416), 4-speed, EV2;
1970 Corvette coupe, LS5, 4-speed, Daytona yellow;
2000 Corvette coupe, LS1, 6-speed, Twin Turbo, Torch red.
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Re: Testing - calibrating factory gauges ?
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10/04/11 12:05 PM
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One can do this easily themselves.. The gas, water & oil gauges run on 5V DC.. We have a small bench power supply... Or one can use (4) AA cells which equal 6V and then calibrate instead of full scale meter reading reduce by about 20%.. A good idea to check the battery pack voltage 1st with a volt-ohmeter as some cells may be slightly lower or higher, changing the total voltage reading slightly.. Just my $0.02... 
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Re: Testing - calibrating factory gauges ?
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10/04/11 12:56 PM
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Houston, Tx
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Quote:
Ok,
car in question is a 1969 Charger R/T
Is it posibile to test the OE gauges - such as setting up some kind of resistor bank for example?
I am pretty sure they are ok, but want to ck myself .
The plan is to redo the whole cluster / dash board assy and I would prefer to keep it all house 'IF' at all possibile.
If not, I need recomendations of whom to send it to .
Bill,
here's my bench test setup. A resistor decade box I found on ebay, about $40 and then a digital bench power supply for the 5v feed. Works great
Last edited by hemi68charger; 10/05/11 08:14 AM.
TroyHouston Mopar Connection Club'69 Charger Daytona 440 - auto - 4.10 Dana (now with 426 hemi) '69 Charger 500 440 - 4speed - 3.54 Dana '70 Road Runner 383 - 4speed - a/c (now with 440)
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