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|  02-13-2011, 09:33 AM | #1 | 
| Rotary Kush Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Suriname 
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			Glowshift digital gauges... leds are crap in those units ..
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|  02-13-2011, 09:55 AM | #2 | 
| Lifetime Rotorhead Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Elkton, MD 
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			Another crap issue with the Glowshift gauges is the the constant +12VDC connection required to remember the last color setting can drain a good car battery dead in about 2~4 weeks if the car is being stored. I have a set of 3 of the black 7 color series analog (oil pressure, oil temp & water temp) gauges in my FC. Last winter that's exactly what happened while my car was sitting in the garage for a few weeks. Did a little electrical troubleshooting and determined the current draw on my 3 gauges was 250 mA (= 1/4 Amps) when off.... Naturally I only discovered this after the warranty expired. So until I get some good gauges, I added a switch to cut the constant +12VDC to keep my battery alive.
		 Last edited by Pete_89T2; 02-13-2011 at 09:57 AM. Reason: added info | 
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