[Shotimes] white "glow" gauge faces

[cmichaelo@optonline.net]

After reading VO's post again, I think you could be right.

Michael
94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
SHO items for sale: http://hometown.aol.com/cmichaelo/for_sale.html

----- Original Message -----
From: Jon Heese <shotimes@jonheese.com>
Date: Monday, April 3, 2006 6:08 pm
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] white "glow" gauge faces

> Ummm...  I assumed that he was talking about the "Indiglo"-style 
> overlay 
> that some aftermarket company or another made for the stock gauge 
> cluster.  It sounds like you're referring to a set of auxilliary 
> guages 
> (maybe A-pillar or DIN-mounted)...
> 
> Just making sure we're all talking about the same thing.  I don't 
> want 
> to mis-assume anything, but I can't imagine a female-driven SLO 
> wagon 
> needing/wanting lit up aux gauges.
> 
> Regards,
> Jon Heese
> 
> cmichaelo@optonline.net wrote:
> > Hi VO,
> > 
> > You must be referring to Autometer C2 series.  I have four of 
> them installed in my car.
> > 
> > Initially, I used the switched 12V supply to power the meter 
> gauge and use the adjustable lighting supply from the dimmer for 
> the "blue" light cause I wanted to dim the glow when I dim the 
> rest of the dash.
> > 
> > I don't remember the color codes on top of my head right now.  
> But I can find them for you if you like.
> > 
> > At first, I thought the "blue" light looked cool too.  But after 
> a few mins of glow at night, I got real tired of it.  The glow was 
> too distracting to me.  Too overpowering. 
> > 
> > So what I did was to reduce the lighting voltage to the meters 
> until it was to my satisfaction and then measured this voltage 
> (Vgood).   I then connected an ADJUSTABLE LINEAR VOLTAGE REGULATOR 
> (about $4) to the full switched 12V supply and adjusted the 
> voltage of this regulator to Vgood.  I also inserted a separate 
> fuse for the lighting (between regulator and 12V supply), just to 
> be safe.
> > 
> > Now it still looks cool and at the same time I can safely look 
> out the windshield at night.
> > 
> > Michael
> > 94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
> > SHO items for sale: http://hometown.aol.com/cmichaelo/for_sale.html
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: van Oss <vanOss@centurytel.net>
> > Date: Saturday, April 1, 2006 5:20 pm
> > Subject: [Shotimes] white "glow" gauge faces
> > 
> > 
> >>My wife liked the white gauge faces (esp. the way they glow blue 
> >>at night) 
> >>in my SHO so I am installing a set in her wagon.  Does the red 
> >>(positive) 
> >>wire want to be fed full battery voltage, or am I supposed to 
> >>connect to the 
> >>variable voltage coming out of the dimmer switch?
> >>VO 
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