stevegarner

Recently bought a PE boost gauge and was about to fit it today when I got a bit confused about how to connect up the back-light. Then I started thinking - have I actually *got* a back-light!

Can anyone tell from the attached photo if I have all the right parts or if something's missing?

http://www.btinternet.com/~steve.garner/boost_guage_front.jpg
http://www.btinternet.com/~steve.garner/boost_guage_back.jpg

Cheers,
Steve.

PS: can anyone can tell me the syntax of how to embed an image in a post - or for that matter a URL?

stevegarner

Aha! found out how it's done:

ozzy

The black connector to the right should house a bulb for the backlight. I don't have a PE one, but it's more or less the same as my Autometer. Only two connectors - one boost pipe, one bulb with +12v illumination feed (i.e. comes on with the lights) and a ground feed.

Stefan

stevegarner

Cheers Stefan - so the bulb is missing then!

ozzy

Looks that way to me

The Gilly

yes it is. There should be a bulb holder that slots in that black connector.

stevegarner

OK, thanks chaps. I'll give PE a bell and find out what happened to it!

Cheers,
Steve.

nomad

you will also have to put an earth to the gauge mounting bracket for the bulb to work. cheers nomad

ozzy

why the bracket??? Is this peculiar to the PE gauge?

My Autometer bulb had a live wire and a ground wire poking out of it. Check the manual and don't get the mixed up as some bulbs will only flow in one direction and you could blow the bulb if you wire the +12v round the wrong way.

Stefan