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I've read the rheostat posts and have similar issues to what must be every other Pantera Owner,...dim dash lights. I replaced all the bulbs with higher output bulbs,...made very little difference. I was thinking about using LEDs but found the LED wouldn't work,...the voltage is too low. My rheostat goes from 6 volts to 0. Battery voltage is 12.7 ish. (6V is too low for the LED). This brings up a question,...what voltage should a healthy rheostat have? 12 to 0 or what? I'm sure that jumpering around the rheostat would yield brighter lights (6v doesn't make a 12V bulb glow very bright) but I'd like to have the functionality, to keep heat under control...I considered 6v bulbs but they are basically impossible to find in the right sizes.
has anyone used a rheostat from some other commonly available source with any success?
TomcatDoc
#05139
China Lake, Ca

12/26/0911:39 PM

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