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Dashboard panel / help please
Well I’ve started sorting out the wiring to go into my upper glove box
just put the gauges in lower panel that will replace the cig lighter panel , just got to wire it all up
Fuse box inside the upper glove box is running off my aux battery to run ancillaries , ie dashcam, aux volt meter etc , running through the relay so when the ign source is removed with kill power to the fuse box
A big thks to Prof G for spending so much time helping me
Also done in a way the glove box can still come out but just undoing 3 x wires
Example of panel installed
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17th Jun 2019 12:25 pm
gstuart
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Aux installed to be wired directly into the back of my radio
17th Jun 2019 1:09 pm
PROFSR G
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Looks great Gary, now all you need is a spot to fit the fire extinguisher yµ (idµ - eAµ) ψ=mψ
17th Jun 2019 3:04 pm
Pete K
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what temp does the temp display?
maybe I should get one of them twin voltage displays? where did you get it from?
17th Jun 2019 3:45 pm
gstuart
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PROFSR G wrote:
Looks great Gary, now all you need is a spot to fit the fire extinguisher
Hi buddy
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17th Jun 2019 6:19 pm
gstuart
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Pete K wrote:
what temp does the temp display?
maybe I should get one of them twin voltage displays? where did you get it from?
or even solder directly to them and use heatshrink ?
20th Jun 2019 5:48 am
gstuart
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Hi
Why didn’t I think of that , Doh , what a brilliant idea
thanks so much as I should then be able to go straight across the terminals
Really don’t like this modern solder , always found the older leaded solder ran so much better
Very grateful
20th Jun 2019 7:15 am
gstuart
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So today managed to put the gauge panel in
Ran the aux wire ready to the glove box for when I install the aux fuse box etc
Plugged my iPad in to test the amperage USB port , says it automatically adjusts the amps to whatever is plugged in
Wondering what ur thoughts were plse,
Panel fitted , aux battery wire yet to be connected
Plugged in the cheap volt meter out of curiosity and was quite surprised
Tried my iPad as a test for the USB port
26th Jun 2019 11:10 am
PROFSR G
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Very tidy job Looks the biz! So when are you going to drive her yµ (idµ - eAµ) ψ=mψ
26th Jun 2019 11:15 am
gstuart
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Many thks , took me long enough ,
U mean they move as well
glove box aux fuse box next , got to find a suitable switched live on the cabins fuse box, will just use a piggy back fuse for that
I’ve Got the relay wired in , think a 20 x amp fuse for the relay will be plenty and drop the fuse amps on the individual circuits on the aux fuse box as req for each item, ie dashcam etc
Cable is rated at 32 amps
Will have to pull the radio out so I can wire in the aux wire
26th Jun 2019 11:48 am
PROFSR G
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You are unlikely to ever draw 20 amps unless something with bigger current demand is plugged into one of the sockets. So a relay for such small consumers is overkill, if you go that route drop the fuse down to 10 amp max, with lower for individual circuits.
If you leave out the relay, and whilst I do not know the exact individual or combined load,you could try a 5 amp (maybe less) on the main + feed and step it down for each item (1 amp for meters and 3 amp USB) if you want extra protection. The meters and USB will draw very low current, its the other two sockets where items of varying consumption might be inadvertently plugged in, so low a amp fuse is your friend!yµ (idµ - eAµ) ψ=mψ
26th Jun 2019 12:26 pm
gstuart
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Bless u and thks as always for the sound advice
Perfect , will do that and fit a 10 x amp fuse, relay is there so after I remove the ign key , there will be no power to the aux upper glove boxes fuses
massive appreciation of the kind help you’ve given me over the months
Thank u kind sir
Ps, reminds me, I’ve got to put a fuse at the aux battery terminal for when I connect the pos wire
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