I'm looking at putting a oil pressure gauge in my TR8. I've decided that an
electric gauge would be preferable over running a line of hot oil into the
passenger compartment.
I've located a Jaguar gauge that looks good in the instrument panel (in place
of the clock), so now I need a sender. I've identified what I believe is the
correct sender, with the following specs:
0 PSI - 250-285 Ohms
10 PSI - 250-275 Ohms
60 PSI - 85-115 Ohms
(seems like a lot of overlap at the low end!)
Since the sender is around $40, I'd like to verify that it is right for my
gauge, plus I would like to verify the gauge actually works. To that end,
need a way to setup resistance values in that range. My first thought was a
potentiometer, but looking at Radio Shack, they are listed as "5K" and "10K"
ohms, but no more details. I assume these would be 0 to 5K ohms? That would
make it very sensitive, so I'm not sure that would work well. There is also a
25 ohm rheostat, but that is too low. I could get some discrete resistors,
but it would be nice to check that the gauge moves smoothly. I don't think
that I need to handle much amperage in this application.
So, any other ideas on how to make a cheap test rig for my gauges, preferably
using easy to obtain materials? I'm a software guy, not an electronics guy,
so I apologize if this is an EE 101 type question!
Thanks,
Darrell
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Darrell Walker
66 TR4A IRS-SC CTC67956L
81 TR8 SATPZ458XBA406206
Vancouver, WA, USA
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