New Gauges for MEP-80Xa

[mingram]

All, Not sure if anyone is looking but Faria Euro gauges work as a replacement for the Beede gauges used for temp, oil pressure and fuel. Here is where I ordered them from: http://www.boatersland.com/faria-euro.html buT other places have them. They need a 100 ohm 1 watt resistor on the I connection and the Temp needs a 20 Ohm 1 watt resistor on the S connector.hope this is helpful.

 

[mingram]

Here they are installed.

 

[Chrispyny]

Are those resistors causing any heat build up? I'd be very weary of adding resistors. I'm glad you got it to work for you. Just an FYI, Delks Surplus can sell you factory guages for surplus prices. The customer service is very good. A fine southern gentleman helped me out.
Also, saturn something also. There are a few places to get factory replacement guages which require no mods to work.

But in case those dry up, your info is certainly helpful.

 

[mingram]

Chrispny,
I actually called the beede support line to get replacements, and the customer support team told me Beede was bought by Faria and he looked up the replacement parts. the only difference was the 24 vs 12 volts and the temp sensor needed a resistor to get the same reading. They are newly installed so have not noticed the any temp issues will be running it later so will confirm if it is an issue. The extra wire from the I to the light is to power the light for each gauge by the way.
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[mingram]

Replaced my volt and hertz gauges with Jimc digital gauges. Here is the new look.

 

[Jimc]

Looks great! Havent actually seen a set put an an 800 series yet.

 

[joshua1001]

nice can you pm me your source on the jimc guages?

 

[Jimc]

Josh, you can just send me a pm or i have them on ebay as well. I only have hz meters. The volt/amp gauges are all gone

 

[ted50]

Here are all three of Jimc's gauges installed. They work great, only missing a screw each which I will get. I wired them to K1 rather than the main L1 L3 lugs. Thanks Jim

 

[Jimc]

Here are all three of Jimc's gauges installed. They work great, only missing a screw each which I will get. I wired them to K1 rather than the main L1 L3 lugs. Thanks JimView attachment 656359

GREAT! sorry about shorting you the couple screws. mind fart i guess. lol. i know other guys have installed them in the 800 series before but i have never actually seen them in one before. thanks for posting

 

[mingram]

Can you show your wiring photo for the K1 wiring?
I left the original gauge as it showed % load vs volt and amperage which is already tracked. But was thinking of getting a load digital feedback to test

 

[ted50]

Unfortunately my final photos didn't turn out and the cover is siliconed back on. I do have photos I took showing it temporarily connected and before connecting the red power wires. I connected the red power wires with ring terminals to the K1 L1 and L3 output. The black wire was connected to the neutral terminal on the bottom of the AC reconnection switch. If you want the gauges working all the time connect to the input terminals. There is a handy hole on the top left of the voltage regulator to access K1. I will send the photos I have.

Ted

 

[ted50]

One other thing. The internal flange of the top right guage interfererd with the panel locking gizmo and had to be cut back a bit.

 

[mingram]

Thanks Ted, I had to do the same just filed it down to make it fit.

On the wiring, I left the amp and voltage wiring as is from the original gauge. It works fine. But I like the K1 feed for the load rather than running the wiring all the way down to the lugs for the load. If I replace the load gauge I will look to do that.
Thanks again for the pictures.

 

[ted50]

No problem. I have benefited so much from all the really smart guys on this forum that I am happy to contribute any way I can.

Ted