Re: Instrument "Glass" for 1956 Clipper
Posted by HH56 On 2019/5/15 17:38:26
The small rectangular box with 2 screw terminals is the voltage regulator for the fuel and temp gauge. Takes 12v and regulates it down to 5v the gauges need.
The gauges will hook up the same way as the 56 although if your RHD car has the gauges reversed in the cluster from those in a LHD then depending on how the conversion was done the wires may be routed differently.
The capacitor is part of the radio suppression and won't be on a schematic. The instrument regulator has a set of contacts that can arc when they open and cause a clicking and static sound on the radio. The capacitor controls that noise a bit. Here is info on other capacitors you may find that won't be in the wiring diagrams. If I remember the photo of the dash you posted your radio did not appear to be the same as those used in the US. More likely it is one installed in your country for the different Australian frequencies so the installer may have done noise suppression with different components or locations than shown in the illustration but the idea would be the same.
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The gauges will hook up the same way as the 56 although if your RHD car has the gauges reversed in the cluster from those in a LHD then depending on how the conversion was done the wires may be routed differently.
The capacitor is part of the radio suppression and won't be on a schematic. The instrument regulator has a set of contacts that can arc when they open and cause a clicking and static sound on the radio. The capacitor controls that noise a bit. Here is info on other capacitors you may find that won't be in the wiring diagrams. If I remember the photo of the dash you posted your radio did not appear to be the same as those used in the US. More likely it is one installed in your country for the different Australian frequencies so the installer may have done noise suppression with different components or locations than shown in the illustration but the idea would be the same.
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