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#1037453 06/24/2014 1:39 AM
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Anyone ever use these voltage regulators to convert their temp guage, fuel guage and other low amp load when converting to 12 volts. It's an L7806 CV made by ST Electronics. Converts up to 35 volts to 6 volts, with up to 1.5 amp current draw if properly heat sinked. Looking at putting one on my electric temp guage on my 50 GMC 450. Thanks. Jim

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Some other uses, don't see why it wouldn't work in your application:
http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/gauges
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I don't mean to hijack this thread but what is under the hood of that big boy?


1951 GMC 1 Ton Flatbed -- It is finally on the road and what a great time I have driving it!
1951 1 Ton Completed


My Chevy Master 4 Door is on the Road!
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It's the original engine, a 1950 270 GMC with "H" head . It's soon to be a TBI fuel injected with Fenton duals. Going to try the regular 2 barrel TBI on a military 302 intake first. Then will try a homemade twin 1 barrel TBI setup. Runs real good as is Truckernix, just looking for more power and speed. and thanks Denny. Didn't know that's what a Runtz consisted of. Got 20 of them for $13. Jim

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Got this installed yesterday, mounted on a thin piece of aluminum sheet metal. It is putting out 6.04 volts pretty consistent to my electric temp guage. Checked the white ceramic resister going to the fuel guage and it was supplying 7.24 volts. The temp guage supply was getting pretty toasty on the aluminum strip mounted to the dash. Not so hot you couldn't touch it but hotter than I expected. Would this be normal to heat up like this. What's the current draw on temp guage? Thanks. Jim Also put some lipstick on my pig.
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