They work, but they're worn and kinda ugly. The panel is fine. I just don't
like the location -- not that I'm sure where I would move it to.
All the best,
Edd
Edd M. Schillay
Starship Enterprise
C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
City Island, NY
Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website
On Mar 11, 2013, at 12:29 PM, "Della Barba, Joe" <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov>
wrote:
> Different manufacturers may use different senders. 33-240 ohm senders are a
> USA standard and VDO/EU stuff is something else. That said, are your GAUGES
> bad or just the panel? Why not mount the old stuff in a new panel?
>
> Joe Della Barba
>
> From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Edd
> Schillay
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 12:16 PM
> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
> Subject: Re: Stus-List Engine Control Panels
>
> Joel,
>
> Thanks. I guess what I'm most curious about is the gauges. I mean
> -- regardless of where the signal comes fro, it's just wires sending signal,
> right? Is a Universal fuel gauge different than another one? Is one tach
> gauge different from another? Same as to temp.
>
> A glow plug button is just a button, right? I've already replaced
> the ignition. (See:
> http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-t84cI65qdtE/TaxAHhoNrgI/AAAAAAAABdY/74WdK5ON_Rc/s1600/photo.JPG)
>
> Are you saying I can't pull my tachometer and install something
> like this
> (http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=469511&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=50366&subdeptNum=50390&classNum=50391#.UT4C5KWvgoY
> ) and it won't give me the same readings?
>
> I's confused. . . . . .
>
>
> All the best,
>
> Edd
>
>
> Edd M. Schillay
> Starship Enterprise
> C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
> City Island, NY
> Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 11, 2013, at 11:55 AM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Edd,
>
> Panels and instruments are not universal. For example, Yanmar does not have
> glow plugs and the tach works off the flywheel, not the alternator. You
> could make a panel out of Starboard that holds the instruments and switches
> you have, but to duplicate a Yanmar panel would be a major PIA. I suspect
> the same would be true of the Universal panel.
> Joel
>
> Joel
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> wrote:
> All,
>
> This may seem like an odd question, but I don't know anything about engines
> (hence why I sail).
>
> The Enterprise has a Universal Diesel, which runs great, but I hate the
> location of the panel. It's low in the cockpit and faces forward so if you're
> driving, you can't see the RPMs, temperature, etc. You also need to be either
> crouched over or on your knees to hold the glow plug button and the starter
> button.
>
> I'd like to, probably next year, replace and move the panel to another
> location. So here's the question: Does it have to be a Universal panel? There
> are smaller ones out there by other manufacturers. Are the connections for
> the gauges universal?
>
>
> All the best,
>
> Edd
>
>
> Edd M. Schillay
> Starship Enterprise
> C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B
> City Island, NY
> Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website
>
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