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I would think one of the regular instrument repair shops could repair it and might be worth an inquiry.
Wolfantiqueinstrument.com has done several of the later Packard instruments and seems to have a satisfied clientele.
Posted on: 2017/7/12 21:40
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Re: 28 526 Runabout Voltage Meter
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Voltage meter? I'm pretty sure these cars didn't have a voltage meter, might you mean an ampere meter (amp meter, ammeter)?
Posted on: 2017/7/12 21:43
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Yeah, it's the gauge on the dash that shows when power is pulled from the battery. I'm a mechanical moron and don't know much about this stuff.
Will pass the link above to my mechanic.
Posted on: 2017/7/13 21:14
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28 Packard 526 Runabout 30 Hudson Coupe (donated to the Gilmore Museum) 57 Tbird 63 Lincoln Continental |
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The ammeter is a very simple gauge. It is merely a coil with a magnetized needle sticking thru the center. When the electricity is flowing in one direction (charge) through the coil it generates a magnetic field which pushes the needle to the right. When electricity flows in the opposite direction (discharge) it pushes the needle to the left.
I once owned a 1928 526 and rebuilt the ammeter myself in about an hour. Not really a difficult task.
Posted on: 2017/9/23 21:27
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