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General => The garage => Topic started by: denni on 12 March 2012, 14:37

Title: Newsouth boost gauge
Post by: denni on 12 March 2012, 14:37

How many wires should there be from the back of the gauge? As there is just ared and a black out of the one i hav. Cheers

Title: Re: Newsouth boost gauge
Post by: Yohan on 12 March 2012, 14:44

That's correct, the other Newsouth gauges have Red (Pos) Black (Ground) White (Dimmer), the boost gauge doesn't seem to have the extra wire for dimming.

Although I guess you would just wire the red (pos) up to the dimmer switch on the headlights if you wanted it to dim?

Title: Re: Newsouth boost gauge
Post by: denni on 12 March 2012, 14:51

So would it be best to put the red from the boost gauge in with the white wires for dim. Or would it still need to be wired in with the rest of the reds cheers fot the quick reply

Title: Re: Newsouth boost gauge
Post by: Yohan on 12 March 2012, 15:27

I don't see why that wouldn't work, as when the voltage decreases with the dimmer switch, the LED's would dim.

Plus it would only light up when your sidelights are turned on.

Title: Re: Newsouth boost gauge
Post by: jockgti on 21 March 2012, 22:37

red wire i spliced into dash light dimmer and black i bolted on to chassis my gauge came with 2 red crimp things for the splicing
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