Volt Meter

petronic

petronic

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Hi all happy new year. First run 2018 all dials light up all work except Volt Meter. Stuck at about 11 volts. Even with engine off. No movement switching lights on and off or reving the engine.
Red light comes on at start off as soon as the engine fires. Light in dial works. Any quick suggestions is it just stuck
 
FIFTY

FIFTY

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What C said... that gauge has a mind of its own...

If you are worried about your battery get a multimeter on it
 
alfatwo

alfatwo

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Stick a multimiter on the battery and find out..14.00 Volts for a good battery is about it!


Dave
 
midlifecrisis

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Give the meter a tap with your finger, nothing else.

You'll hurt your finger before the car.

Being an electronic engineer of 27 years, not only do I know that the meter needs a tap but where and how hard...
 
CatmanV2

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midlifecrisis said:
Give the meter a tap with your finger, nothing else.

You'll hurt your finger before the car.

Being an electronic engineer of 27 years, not only do I know that the meter needs a tap but where and how hard...
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Percussive maintenance :)

C
 
davy83

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What they said, check with a meter make sure car is ok and then either ignore or tap it, or both.
 
petronic

petronic

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Hi folks only got around to have it tested - charging etc voltage all ok so all appears good now - sorry forgot to say prior to getting it tested beat up the dash board above it a few times - it worked had just got"stuck" now mechanically ok now lol

Thanks for the advice and comments - petronic
 
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