How to build your own Solid-State Instrument Voltage Regulator (IVR) for yourself (or build them...
Here is a cautionary tale illustrated with a few pictures for any of you who still need to modify your very delicate 50+ year-old rallye fuel gauges to replace the IVR. The moral of the story is please don't attempt the modification at 3 am on a workday when you've had trouble sleeping the night before. It likely won't end well for you as it most certainly did not for me...
NOTE: If anyone would like emailed to them a color PDF copy of the complete installation instructions for my IVRs that covers the fuel gauge mod in detail, just PM me your email address. And if you don't want to take on building your own, I will still build one or more for you. Details HERE.
And now for my story, which is really just a caption with pics..."That time when you open the fuel gauge that seemed to be in excellent condition and the board snaps in two when you are re-assembling the gauge face, and then you attempt to glue it back together using the only clamp you can find, which is way too strong, and it slips out of place and completely guts the internals of the gauge, rendering it useless..."
Here is a cautionary tale illustrated with a few pictures for any of you who still need to modify your very delicate 50+ year-old rallye fuel gauges to replace the IVR. The moral of the story is please don't attempt the modification at 3 am on a workday when you've had trouble sleeping the night before. It likely won't end well for you as it most certainly did not for me...
NOTE: If anyone would like emailed to them a color PDF copy of the complete installation instructions for my IVRs that covers the fuel gauge mod in detail, just PM me your email address. And if you don't want to take on building your own, I will still build one or more for you. Details HERE.
And now for my story, which is really just a caption with pics..."That time when you open the fuel gauge that seemed to be in excellent condition and the board snaps in two when you are re-assembling the gauge face, and then you attempt to glue it back together using the only clamp you can find, which is way too strong, and it slips out of place and completely guts the internals of the gauge, rendering it useless..."