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Ah well, more money down the drain.
On the bright side it was only 2 quid for 5 voltage regulators. I can always sell them on ebay.
.......... still no joy with the gauge.

Battery's fine. It's not when all the electric things are switched on it's when any one or more of of these come on sidelights; headlights; indicators; hazard warning lights; brakelights; heater fan; screen wash; wipers. :cry: but not when the glow plugs are on (wired separately, not through the mai...

Yep...... my 1971 Series 2a Land Rover ........... diesel

Thanks, I'll track down a voltage regulator before I bin the gauge. :ok Not actually checked with a meter, but every other piece of electrical equipment seems to perform in a stable manner, all lights maintain their customary brilliance, and there are no odd noises............... :rofl And that's no...

Why not just put a voltage regulator to the the illumination on the guage and see if that cures it? A LM7812 will keep it stable. The fault persists even without the illumination, but I'll try anything at this stage. How about a voltage regulator on all 3 leads: power; sensor; illumination? 3 July ...

Yesterday I wired the eff in gauge direct from the battery, bypassing ALL the dashboard wiring and electrical influences (you would think!) and still the gauge drops to zero when I switch on any one of these: sidelights; headlights; indicators; hazard warning lights; brakelights; heater fan; screen ...

The earth has moved.
The fault persists.

"With the sensor wire soldered or Scotch-locked into the yellow lead" which is it? the sensor wire goes straight to the display, not cutting into the yellow illumination wire surely? :oops Sorry Hacksawbob, it was the power supply and the illumination that were connected. Sensor is on its...

And indicators now.
Is there a voltage regulator I should come through maybe?
It's a great thing this forum. Never had so many bright ideas.

An update on this annoying gremlin.........
I have noticed that the reading drops when I apply the brakes as well. It's not inertia or momentum: it happens when stationary and before moving off at all.
Who invented electricity anyway........?
Grrrr........

Gauge has 4 leads: red power supply (taken from R side of the back of the fusebox); black earth (connected to one of the fusebox assembly mounting screws); yellow illumination (from another connector behind the fusebox); green sensor. With the sensor wire soldered or Scotch-locked into the yellow le...

I killed a diesel engine last year. To avoid doing it again this year, I have fitted an electronic oil pressure gauge. It's one with a load of red LEDs around the perimeter that light up and give a pleasantly reassuring impression that all is well. So far so good.... Till I turn on the sidelights an...