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pineapple · 01-03-2014, 05:15 PM

Here is the link to the thread I found it on...

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/79...tage-unit.html

This is what he wrote, and I printed..

You could spend around 5.00 and build it yourself.
all you need is
1 - 276-1770a 5vdc regulator
1 - 276-1368 heat sink
1 - 272 1025 10mf capacitor

Radio shack sells all these components.
the transistor regulator has 3 pins on it 1 is the input voltage
2 is for the ground and 3 is the output voltage.
Soilder the capacitor on pin 1 and 2 the arrow on the cap is the negative that goes to the middle ground pin and the other soilders to the incoming power pin 1.
the output pin 3 goes to your existing gauge pin from your old cvr and the incoming 12vdc that was on the line side of your old cvr goes to pin 1.
Done! Now you have a rock steady 5vdc source. make sure to use shrink tube on pins 1 ndd 3 and fasten the heat sink in place of your old cvr.

There was no diagram as it turns out..I'll post a picture on the next post..

01-03-2014, 05:15 PM	#29
pineapple Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 82	Re: Why won't the 12v to 6v ceramic reducers work for gauges? Here is the link to the thread I found it on... http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/79...tage-unit.html This is what he wrote, and I printed.. You could spend around 5.00 and build it yourself. all you need is 1 - 276-1770a 5vdc regulator 1 - 276-1368 heat sink 1 - 272 1025 10mf capacitor Radio shack sells all these components. the transistor regulator has 3 pins on it 1 is the input voltage 2 is for the ground and 3 is the output voltage. Soilder the capacitor on pin 1 and 2 the arrow on the cap is the negative that goes to the middle ground pin and the other soilders to the incoming power pin 1. the output pin 3 goes to your existing gauge pin from your old cvr and the incoming 12vdc that was on the line side of your old cvr goes to pin 1. Done! Now you have a rock steady 5vdc source. make sure to use shrink tube on pins 1 ndd 3 and fasten the heat sink in place of your old cvr. There was no diagram as it turns out..I'll post a picture on the next post..