What side do I put the power to and the earth through sender to? Forgot to mark it.

Also my mini had a after market fuse box. It's going to be a bit of a pain to hook it back up. How recommended is it?

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No one knows?

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In the sender on the tank?

The black wire goes to the terminal on the tank which is connected straight to the metal. It should read zero on an ohms test.

The other white wire connects to the tank sender. It will have a variable resistance when you test with an ohmeter. It will have a little plastic insulator between the terminal and the sender body.

Aftermarket fuse boxes are great when you have a squillion accessories like radios, stackers, other electronics you need to protect individually. If it's a stock car, then the stock fuse box is fine. Its only when you have lots of complexity, accessories and electronics that a single 30 amp fuse becomes a liability.

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Ok great, so I don't have to muck around with that fuse box. And I'm talking about the temperature gauge. Sorry if my description doesn't make much sense. I am wanting to know what side on the temp guage the power goes to from the voltage regulator and the side that the earth wire that goes to the temperature sender in the cylinder head. This is the smiths type used in the mini k's and cooper s. there is no positive or negative on the guage.

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Looking at the gauge from the back;

- Left tab receives the 10v supply.
- Right tab goes to the sender.

Just check you are getting 10V from the reg or the gauge will always read high

Shane

Ooops, soz. Silly me, it even said so in the header..


It doesn't matter which side. Both sides are insulated above ground, and the current simply heats a wire element inside on the Mini K gauges so it relies on heat, not current direction.

If by chance it's a magnetic gauge, try one and then just flip if the needle seems to try to go negative.

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Okay thanks heaps

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