electronic gurus needed

[tnk]

i've had these for 3 or 4 months now but not sure if they work. would someone literally baby step me through wire'n then up to see how the look when lite? im curious on how they look and if by chance i sell them, i'll know they work for sure...i dont have a car to install them into so hopefully someone can help me out. i dont know jack about electronics
if likin them is ricey then im guilty

 

[boricuacvc]

what the hell u talkin about? LEDs or something?

 

[BlackHopeDC5]

what the hell u talkin about? LEDs or something?

they are indiglow gauge faces.. he wants to see what they look like hooked up

 

[potatobiker8]

take a 9 volt battery...put the red wire to postive side and black wire to negative side....then play with the adjusting knob(looks like it has one)...thats what i would do....thats how i checked my power folding mirrors

 

[boricuacvc]

they are indiglow gauge faces.. he wants to see what they look like hooked up

sorry... when i posted the pic wasnt workin... the battery thing should work.

 

[Dr.Anus]

take a 9 volt battery...put the red wire to postive side and black wire to negative side....then play with the adjusting knob(looks like it has one)...thats what i would do....thats how i checked my power folding mirrors

^what he said, but I would try to find a 12v battery. Or if you have an old switching dc power supply from a computer you can use that, that's how I test head units and other car electronics.

 

[cujo613]

use you car battery

 

[Shiznit]

use you car battery

since its going to be powered by that anyway, just use the car battery. positive is red, negative is black

 

[ShinsenTuner]

looks like... one wire goes to your positive battery terminal(red) the negative(black) goes to the negative terminal or I think a ground, and everything else you mount somewhere... iono. Looks kinda easy to hook up.


edit --

s**t, i thought you wanted to know how to install them.


I guess they should look kinda cool?

 

[tnk]

i tried it with my girls car's battery but it still wouldnt light up...i'll take it to a home improvement place, find a 9v and 12v battery and try it there, hopefully it works

 

[Dr.Anus]

i tried it with my girls car's battery but it still wouldnt light up...i'll take it to a home improvement place, find a 9v and 12v battery and try it there, hopefully it works

A car battery is a 12v; a very large 12v, but still a 12v. If her car starts, and you hooked it up right, then somethings wrong with the gauges.

 

[Shiznit]

i was going to post that but i forgot

 

[tnk]

i think i found out whats wrong with it, this is a picture of what i think it's suppose to look like

but on the back of my switch the pink and blue are reversed, i remember the guy who i bought them from re-soldered it to make a stronger connection and may have switched them by accident

 

[EXSpeedAddict]

well then switch them back and repeat the battery test.

 

[tnk]

well then switch them back and repeat the battery test.

i've switched and resoldered the baby blue and pink but still no success....anyone have an idea of whats wrong with it and how to go about fixing it? maybe i can mail it to someone to see if it even still works...anyone up for this?

 

[Shiznit]

im not familiar with reverse glow gauges, but im sure there's a fuse on there somewhere, have you checked that yet?

 

[Dr.Anus]

The transformers on those go out pretty easily, both my friend and I had a set, mine started flickering on and off, his just died. Both after less than two years. Imo not really worth it, they looked kinda cool, but to much of a hassle.