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what is this part ?

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mudbilly

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  • Aug 22, 2010
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does anyone know what this is called or it does ?

it is on the back of a 71/73 speedometer cluster, it is on both the tach and non tach version.....

the reason i ask, is because i am dealing with some wiring issues with the changover, and am trying to determine if i have things wired wrong, or if this part is not doing what it is supposed to do..

thanks

 

Az Pete

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That is an instrument cluster voltage regulator. It drops the voltage to the factory gauges.....from 12 to about 5-6 volts on a pulsing signal. In other words, it does not put out a constant voltage. It is only needed to control the factory or factory repro gauges. I have not seen any after market gauges that require it.
 

mudbilly

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thanks,

so it would somehow have been connected to the factory gauges that are in the center console??

the reason i ask, is because there are no gauges, per se, in the speedo cluster.....only::

turn signals
hi-beam
brakes
backlights
gas gauge
 
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