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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2019 11:24 pm
by PhilA
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Rebuilt the wiring harness for the gauge cluster.
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Extra special added bonus, it all works.
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2019 11:34 pm
by Junkman
OMG I'd never drive it by daylight.
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2019 11:51 pm
by PhilA
It's pretty. Not as pretty as the electroluminescent stuff Chrysler put out, but still pretty in a "sitting beside the wireless set" kind of way. I need to connect it up to the dash dimmer and see how well that works.
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 1:10 am
by Junkman
Looking at that and an illuminated redskin out front is a close runner up to Mopar madness though.
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 4:24 am
by PhilA
Test fit.
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Ammeter registering a discharge because the headlight was on, turn signals work, brake lights work, hell- even the fuel gauge tells me the tank isn't completely dry.
Win
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:56 pm
by Junkman
And I bet it indicated at ca 0.5 Hertz, like it is supposed to.
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:59 pm
by LynehamHerc
That looks so good.
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 4:04 pm
by PhilA
Junkman wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:56 pm
And I bet it indicated at ca 0.5 Hertz, like it is supposed to.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 4:27 pm
by Junkman
That hectic?
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 4:36 pm
by PhilA
Yup. It's got whatever random 12V flasher unit it came with- the original 6V one is long gone.
It's also only driving a single 21W bulb up front, the 1.2W telltale and an LED bulb up back. That throws the blink rate off a little.
It blinks though. C'est bon