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Ross F-1 · 01-02-2014, 08:44 PM

Hard to imagine what "power surge" there is going to be to stock gauges that draw less than an amp each??

I used a NAPA IR-1 for a couple of years, but I could watch the gauges cycle up and down under steady conditions as the thermal element pulsed. Their newer ones seem to have been cheapened up considerably. So I bought one of these, and it is excellent:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Instrum...item4175acd131

01-02-2014, 08:44 PM	#12
Ross F-1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NM Posts: 2,438	Re: Why won't the 12v to 6v ceramic reducers work for gauges? Hard to imagine what "power surge" there is going to be to stock gauges that draw less than an amp each?? I used a NAPA IR-1 for a couple of years, but I could watch the gauges cycle up and down under steady conditions as the thermal element pulsed. Their newer ones seem to have been cheapened up considerably. So I bought one of these, and it is excellent: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Instrum...item4175acd131 __________________ '52 F-1, EAB flathead