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Cold weather voltage stabilizer problems? 200

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posted by  Art Benstein on  Mon Jan 12 13:42 CST 2004
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Hasn't happened to me, but as you hear Click and Clack repeat ad infinitum, things shrink in the cold, including electrical connections. Seinfeld episode comes to mind. I think the stabilizer in my 79 is a mechanical one perhaps, seems like that's what I recall. Those used to work thermostatically with a bimetal switch, where the later stabilizers are solid state three-terminal regulators.

If it is mechanical you might have a better chance of fixing it as opposed to replacing it. If it is not a loose connection externally, you might be able to pry open the can and find a contact that could benefit from polishing if that is something you like to spend your time doing.

Either way, I'm sure I have a spare (of both types) if I dig a little, if it could help. There isn't that much other than the stabilizer I can imagine to affect just those two gauges. Email welcome!
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Art Benstein near Baltimore






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