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Old Mar 4, 2010 | 02:25 PM
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I have 5 glowshift tinted 7 color serie gauges. I have, tach,oil temp,oil pressure,volt, and air/fuel.

I just want to clarify some things<

Question 1
The gauges have a thing that lets one single power source to power them all. Does this mean I only need to run one to the battery, and then connect them all to that wire?

Question 2
I'm going to get an 'ADD A CIRCUIT' for the fuse box, Can i wire all 5 guages to this one add a circuit?

Question 3
Should i install a 3amp fuse to the wire going to the battery?


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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 07:36 AM
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Gauges should be powered from a circuit controlled by the ignition switch. If they are always on, they will run down the battery while the car is not in use. I would just tap the wire to the cluster that operates the stock gauges. There's really no need for a new fuse.
 
Old Mar 10, 2010 | 06:17 AM
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yea, gauges dont use a lot of power, you'd be better off tapping all 5 off of one switched source (ie. cig lighter or DRL or ACC in ignition)
 
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