Re: (ET) Gauge points...

["Steven Naugler" <snaugler earthlink net>]

To Larry, David, and others,
On gauge markngs,
    I found a good loose "fuel level" gauge, connected it to a variable
voltage power supply, and checked the needle position against voltage input
using a Fluke 2000A digital multi meter.  There was some range in the
readings due more to parallax error than instrument error, but here are the
results I got:
1.  Needle just moves = 20 to 22 VDC.
2.  Bottom of red = 27 to 28 VDC.
3.  Top of red = bottom of green = "E" = 35 to 35 VDC.
4.  Top of green = bottom of white = "F" = 45 to 46 VDC.
Note:  Green zone is the normal operating zone.
5.  Top of white = bottom of upper red = 52 VDC.
Note:  White zone is the charge zone.
6.  Top or upper red = 54 VDC.
    Please remember that this is one gauge; other gauges may read slightly
differently.  I would like to have had several gauges to do this test with.
I would have preferred even more to have the official GE documentation, but
as far as I can tell, this info was not in any of the dealer service
manuals.

    Steve Naugler

----- Original Message -----
From: David Roden <roden ald net>
To: <elec-trak cosmos5 phy tufts edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 1999 2:49 AM
Subject: Re: (ET) Gauge points...


> From:           Larry Elie <lelie ford com>
>
> >  Does anyone know what
> > values are marked on the gauges, or what taper was used?  I know, I
could
> > just go and buy some, but I was thinking about digital ones, or even
> > combined, and would like to know the values that were marked for
> > reference.
>
> I'd like to know this too.  If you know, please post to the list. Thanks.
>
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