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mike1954
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 Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 5:09 pm Post subject: dash wiring help |
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| Getting ready to finish wiring my buggy. Should be interesting. will have speedometer 68 type, volt, oil pressure, clock , tach, of coarse switches. I was planning on running all the instrument lights together by jumping one to another. On the vibrator where the power goes where should I get the power from? Also the warning lights the center tab where the power goes where should I get that power from? How should I ground the speedometer? By placing a wire on the screw holding the vibrator to the speedo to a ground bar will that work? Is that the only ground I need on the speedo? I'm using a ground terminal bar. I plan on using one heavy ground wire from pan to terminal, then from there. should the ground wires from each gauge be run separate to the bar??? Thanks |
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Dale M.
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Vibrator and idiot lights should come on and go off with key....Instrument lighting should be controlled with head/tail lamp switch....Yes you can attach ground to screw that mounts vibrator....Just be sure to use wire gauge suffient to carry amperage load of all (combined) lighting...
Dale
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mike1954
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| Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Okay understand that, Can the vibrator power and the center tab below the idiot lights use the same power? Would it be better to use the bolt holding the speedo to the dash for ground? thanks |
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Dale M.
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Vibrator and idiot light can use center tab on speedo.... As for grounding speedo case do what ever is easiest for you... Ground is ground, your only concerns is quality connections....
Dale
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mike1954
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| Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 11:16 am Post subject: |
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