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Old 04-29-2024, 10:58 AM   #19
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Default Re: Running ford king seeley gauges on 12 v

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Originally Posted by Marmon4x4 View Post
King seeley guages work on pulse, not resistance. They work just fine on 12 volts! They just react faster I’ve been running that way on my 47 pickup for 45 years and 50K miles.
I don't believe it. Gauges might work on 12v. but probably with no accuracy.

Maybe (I don't know) the pulsing sender is not affected by voltage. But I believe needle movement in the gauge works on amps, and 12V will push twice as many amps thru the 6V gauge. So, no accuracy.
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