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Hi all,
I'm going to do the temp gauge mod on the factory fitted gauge. (Changing the resistors.)
The "How to" says to use a 120 ohm 5W and a 56 ohm 5W resistor. But most places I have looked the closest is 4W or 7W. Can I sue either of these, or will it effect the reading?
My electronics knowledge is poor...but would I be right in saying that the power rating of 5W means it can handle up to 5W? So if I was to put a 7w in it would have the same resistance, but could just handle a higher power? And so....it would work fine? (Grasping at straws there....)
Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks
I'm going to do the temp gauge mod on the factory fitted gauge. (Changing the resistors.)
The "How to" says to use a 120 ohm 5W and a 56 ohm 5W resistor. But most places I have looked the closest is 4W or 7W. Can I sue either of these, or will it effect the reading?
My electronics knowledge is poor...but would I be right in saying that the power rating of 5W means it can handle up to 5W? So if I was to put a 7w in it would have the same resistance, but could just handle a higher power? And so....it would work fine? (Grasping at straws there....)
Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks
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