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Title: How many gauges
Post by: Jim W on July 19, 2013, 12:52:34 am

How many gauges can the pro-gauge handle with the stand power supply I purchased with the board?

Can it Handle the following:
Tach
Oil Temp
water Temp
Oil pressure
Fuel

Thanks
Jim

Title: Re: How many gauges
Post by: mikeperry on July 19, 2013, 08:19:03 am

Quote from: Jim W on July 19, 2013, 12:52:34 am

How many gauges can the pro-gauge handle with the stand power supply I purchased with the board?

Can it Handle the following:
Tach
Oil Temp
water Temp
Oil pressure
Fuel

Thanks
Jim

What brand of gauges did you buy. I know the board can not supply enough power for A Spek Tach and 6 Spek pro gauges (Due to the amount of the LED's). but I'm pretty sure it will handle what you have. But let us know what brand of gauges you are using and a link so I can look at specs.

Title: Re: How many gauges
Post by: Cristiano on July 19, 2013, 10:43:25 am

Hello.
If the gauges are compatible with the Pro-Gauge, I think the problem could just be with the power supply, which is too small.
The one that comes with the Pro-Gauge is 1A. Probably 3A are enough for all those gauges...

Regards

Quote from: mikeperry on July 19, 2013, 08:19:03 am

Quote from: Jim W on July 19, 2013, 12:52:34 am

How many gauges can the pro-gauge handle with the stand power supply I purchased with the board?

Can it Handle the following:
Tach
Oil Temp
water Temp
Oil pressure
Fuel

Thanks
Jim

What brand of gauges did you buy. I know the board can not supply enough power for A Spek Tach and 6 Spek pro gauges (Due to the amount of the LED's). but I'm pretty sure it will handle what you have. But let us know what brand of gauges you are using and a link so I can look at specs.

Title: Re: How many gauges
Post by: Sticky22 on July 19, 2013, 04:44:38 pm

I run a bunch of gauges and the lights were dim with the supply. Cristiano suggested this one ( if you are in the us)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171029599812?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

cheap,  free shipping and it hooks right up to the board, now my lights aren't dim

Title: Re: How many gauges
Post by: Jim W on July 19, 2013, 11:40:07 pm

Thanks guys for the help

Title: Re: How many gauges
Post by: mr.w on July 20, 2013, 07:41:27 pm

did I read somewhere in this form that you can use a pc power supply and connect them to the terminals on the board and run it that way?

Title: Re: How many gauges
Post by: Jim W on July 21, 2013, 01:52:58 am

I not sure that would be cool, because I have a old power supply.
Cristiano is this true?

Title: Re: How many gauges
Post by: grum gti on July 21, 2013, 12:51:15 pm

i know you can hook the rev burners and your clocks upto a pc PSU, as this is how ive always ran my setup,

i have 2 revburners wired in series and my Gauges running off one 12v rail on my psu.

it works flawlessley and my clocks are nice and bright. I use Alfa Romeo 156 Gauges, Ive also had a cd headunit and other lights wired to the same psu. PC PSU's are alot easier to work with if you know what your doing.

This is my thread of my setup, and all you see was running from one PC psu.
http://www.symprojects.com/forum/index.php?topic=523.msg2232#msg2232

Title: Re: How many gauges
Post by: Cristiano on July 22, 2013, 10:01:50 pm

Yes, you can but you really want to check the color of the wires because if you connect them wrong you will see smode.

the 12v (positive) is YELLOW.

The negative (ground) is black.

Regards
Cristiano

Quote from: Jim W on July 21, 2013, 01:52:58 am

I not sure that would be cool, because I have a old power supply.
Cristiano is this true?