the gas gauge in my '54 stopped working a few months back. I finally got around to looking for the problem. all signs pointed to bad gauge.
I pulled the gauge and found that one of the super thin wires on the gauge resistor had become unsoldered. this wire is not much thicker that a human hair. I also found two tabs on the back that look like they have solder on them but i'm not sure of their purpose.
so, I have two questions.
1. any trick to soldering that thin wire on without melting the wire itself. I have a 25 watt iron and I guess I could just touch the wire into a small blob of hot solder and not apply any heat directly to the wire.
2. what are the tabs on the top of the gauge for? I have included a link
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the tabs i'm not sure about are circled in yellow. the thin wire that has come unsoldered is circled in red.
thanks in advance for the help.
Last edited by monkey wrench; 11/21/2013 9:36 PM.
