| Solid-state 5-Volt voltage regulator and reducer that reduces 12V or 6V to the lower voltage used to power many fuel, gas, and water temperature gauges and to power most instrument cluster gas and water temperature gauges.
This 5V regulator will replace the electro-mechanical instrument panel voltage regulator (IVR) used to provide a more constant and stable voltage to the gas gauge and water temp gauge. Problem with those electro-mechanical IVR is that they have contacts, bi-metal elements and resistance wire that can corrode, change value, or make electrical noise. Those electro-mechanical IVR's are also much more costly than this solid-state replacement.
Some few IVR's are built in to the instrument cluster. Many more are attached to the instrument cluster and some are completely separate from the instrument cluster or any gas, fuel, or water temperature gauge. The IVR will be in the wire from the ignition switch to the instrument or gauge. It is about 2-inches X 1-inch X less than 1-inch deep. The separate IVR's have one wire in from the ignition switch and one wire out to the cluster or gauge. They will have a tab with a screw mounted into the fire wall or the like.
Use this to keep the original 5-volt fuel or gas gauge, water temperature gauge, or instrument cluster or use it to replace IVR's in later model vehicles.
Durable, accurate, and consistent SOLID STATE. Easy and simple to install as clearly shown on the illustrated instructions.
You hear about using resistors to drop voltage for panel gauges but put that out of your mind. Forget resistors. You give up any chance of accuracy using only a resistor. At best, resistors are accurate at one spot on the gauge and they are less and less accurate as the reading moves away from that spot. Using a resistor, the gauge needle may move around but it's not telling you what you want to know. Resistors are not the right way to go with panel gauges. |
