RE: Dim Instrument Cluster lights

[Robert <r.lane@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Rats! lost the front off that link!

Should work now?

http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h233/rob426uk/63%20instrument%20cluster/


Robert
63 Polara 500
England


Robert wrote:
> 
> Bill
> 
> I havent seen behind the instrument cluster in our car so initially I 
> wasnt sure the dimmer was part of he headlamp switch - tho as it's 
> controlled by the same knob, I now realise it would be.
> Then I looked back at some pics we were sent 
> 
> tp://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h233/rob426uk/63%20instrument%20cluster/ 
> 
> (hope the link works?)
> 
> by the people that sold us the spare cluster that we have had sent to 
> Autoinstruments, and saw the headlamp switch looks like the one Jim sent 
> 
> me a link to (thanks Jim!).
> 
> We've had similar problems with our 69 Sport Satellite - that has the 
> separate thumbwheel. Sometimes that takes a few rotations back'n'forth 
> to get the lights to dim/brighten, but they're still pretty dull at the 
> best of times.
> 
> The guy at Autoinstruments offered to test the resistance on the dimmer 
> on the cluster they are restoring, but asked "We can tell if it works 
> but we may not be able to tell if it will let the lights get bright 
> enough when it is installed because we don't know what the resistance 
> readings are supposed to be.  If it shows 0-80 ohms we'll know if it 
> works but what if the switch is supposed to be 0-100 ohms?  Do you know 
> what the resistance readings are?"
> 
> Can anyone answer this?
> 
> Many thanks
> 
> Robert
> 63 Polara 500
> England


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