68 Dashboard capacitor
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Burning Brakes
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68 Dashboard capacitor
Hope someone can help on this. I got a 68 vette and am putting the gauge cluster back in, well trying to anyway. There is a capacitor on the back of the cluster right by the clock. So the quistion is does this plug into the clock or something else back there. These is another one also below the ingnition switch but I believe that one is for the radio cause I find that one in my Assm. manual but not this other one. Can anyone help here? Thanks much Manuel
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You probably read in your manual the term Radio capacitor.All the capacitors are radio capacitors.They are there to keep the spikes or clicks out of the radio speakers.You will see several of them on your car,on the brake light switch,turn signal flasher and I think there's one on the wiper shutoff switch under the dash.I'm sorry I cant answer your question exactly about the ones on your cluster but I'm pretty sure because the clock is the old style it might need one also.
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is that what is scotch locked onto my brake switch of my 71? I have seen several early sharks with this
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Burning Brakes
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You probably read in your manual the term Radio capacitor.All the capacitors are radio capacitors.They are there to keep the spikes or clicks out of the radio speakers.You will see several of them on your car,on the brake light switch,turn signal flasher and I think there's one on the wiper shutoff switch under the dash.I'm sorry I cant answer your question exactly about the ones on your cluster but I'm pretty sure because the clock is the old style it might need one also.
That does make sense what you say, can't hurt to hook it up to the clock anyway I guess. Thanks
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It's for the ammeter. It's been so long since I had mine apart that can't remember what termininal it goes to.
There should be one for the ignition switch, brake switch, directional signal flasher, heater blower motor, volt. reg., and coil.
Bryan
There should be one for the ignition switch, brake switch, directional signal flasher, heater blower motor, volt. reg., and coil.
Bryan
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From: TEXAS - you mean there are other states?
Ahhh.... I see - its the spade that is flat. As the other spade has a little 'bump' or tag that prevents easy insertion of the capacitor wire spade.
thanks....
PS - I know its an old post - but that is the beauty of CF
thanks....
PS - I know its an old post - but that is the beauty of CF
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My dash is apart right now and will be putting it back together tomorrow. (better have some beer handy tomorrow) I think you are talking about the orange wire in this picture aren't you? It does go to the clock. The red wire I believe is a ground.
If you have anymore questions just ask before I put it all back together again. I have lots of pics so I may have a pic of something you are looking for.
shmoky
If you have anymore questions just ask before I put it all back together again. I have lots of pics so I may have a pic of something you are looking for.
shmoky
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From: TEXAS - you mean there are other states?
Hi Shmoky
Thanks for the pic... That orange wire does go to the clock, but I am referring to the Ammeter. You do not show a capacitor at all on yours.
But funny thing - I see your seat belt warning has a wire to it - where mine just has a bulb and a bulb receptable... no wire.
Thanks for the pic... That orange wire does go to the clock, but I am referring to the Ammeter. You do not show a capacitor at all on yours.
But funny thing - I see your seat belt warning has a wire to it - where mine just has a bulb and a bulb receptable... no wire.
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Hi Shmoky
Thanks for the pic... That orange wire does go to the clock, but I am referring to the Ammeter. You do not show a capacitor at all on yours.
But funny thing - I see your seat belt warning has a wire to it - where mine just has a bulb and a bulb receptable... no wire.
Thanks for the pic... That orange wire does go to the clock, but I am referring to the Ammeter. You do not show a capacitor at all on yours.
But funny thing - I see your seat belt warning has a wire to it - where mine just has a bulb and a bulb receptable... no wire.
A scotch lock is those blue things that connect 2 wire together,there are 2 on the brake switch connecting a cap.
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Hi Rog...
Got the info on Scotch Lock - I also looked it up on google afterwards - I always thought those were U-Haul inventions.
The wire I speak of is the blue and pink one that goes to the drivers side of the fuel gauge.,.... to the fasten seat belt warning bulb
Got the info on Scotch Lock - I also looked it up on google afterwards - I always thought those were U-Haul inventions.
The wire I speak of is the blue and pink one that goes to the drivers side of the fuel gauge.,.... to the fasten seat belt warning bulb
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That wire is tied to the "orange line" which is the always hot "clock/courtesy" circuit. It's perfect to pick off there for a hot wire for "radio memory" or some such thingie that needs power 24/7.
Now back to that capacitor. I'm looking a the back of my cluster and it looks like the wire coming off that cap is headed to the clock - not the ammeter.
(And considering the clock has breaker points - that makes more sense to me.)
-W
Now back to that capacitor. I'm looking a the back of my cluster and it looks like the wire coming off that cap is headed to the clock - not the ammeter.
(And considering the clock has breaker points - that makes more sense to me.)
-W
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I've heard horror stories of the points sticking in a clock and burning the car up, I wonder if a cap on the clock would prevent this.
In the distributor , the condenser is there to keep the points from burning (so I'm told).
Maybe 1 our EEs will chime in.
In the distributor , the condenser is there to keep the points from burning (so I'm told).
Maybe 1 our EEs will chime in.
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-W
