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 Posted: 08-03-2021 03:42 am
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 The modern electronic voltage stabilizer does eliminate some of the original mechanical stabilizer's reliability issues. On the surface, that sounds good.

However, the electric gauges (fuel level, coolant temp, oil temp, oil pressure) all have an inherant non-linearity in them. But the mechanical voltage stabilizer also has a non-linearity, and it works in the opposite direction. So together, the stabilizer and gauge put out a pretty accurate reading.

Convert to the solid-state, electronic voltage stabilizer without any compensating non-linearity, and the gauge's accuracy isn't as good. If you didn't know that, any error probably would have gone un-noticed, but now that you know, it will bug the crap out of you. You're welcome. ;-)

Regards,
Tim Engel

Last edited on 08-03-2021 03:45 am by Esprit2