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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 05:44 PM
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Gauge Installation

I have purchased a complete set of Marshall Instruments for "Merlin".
These are oil pressure, temperture and H20 temp.
Merlin's wiring experience is about as good as mine is, so so.
Anybody ever install these and have a nice, simple, easy, human friendly, non techinical, able to read wiring diagram without having a PHD in Electrical Engineering to follow.

Tks.
 
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 07:33 PM
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ton of info at this link on Marshall:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ry-gauges.html

They are not too bad to install just be aware, if they are stepper motor gauges, they will not dim using the factory dimmer, so if you want to dim them you either need a dimmer from Marshall or an inline dimmer that works with the factory dimmer that I designed and sell through Steve at Custom Mini shop. Also be aware that you will probably need a relay or the dimmer I designed to toggle the back lighting on. Mini sends a signal down the lighting to check for bulbs out and this seems to interfere with the Gauge back lighting, I believe this is only a problem with the stepper motor gauges.

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I have purchased a complete set of Marshall Instruments for "Merlin".
These are oil pressure, temperture and H20 temp.
Merlin's wiring experience is about as good as mine is, so so.
Anybody ever install these and have a nice, simple, easy, human friendly, non techinical, able to read wiring diagram without having a PHD in Electrical Engineering to follow.

Tks.
 
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 07:45 PM
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Thanks for info.
 
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Old Nov 19, 2010 | 09:13 PM
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Relay was easy to setup. Took me an extra 30 min and that was it.
 
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