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Old 01-08-2011, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ndutton View Post
John,
Excess resistance would give you the opposite effect, reading lower than actual. The temperature gauge is little more than a voltmeter with the sender a variable resistor to ground. Zero resistance pegs the gauge at its maximum. The greater the resistance, the lower the gauge reading.
This is a solid reason why every owner should have a direct reading gauge to complement and verify his remote panel instruments.
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