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      This topic has 2 replies, has 3 voices, and was last updated byRob Schepis 7 years ago

      April 6, 2017 at 6:47 am I have an Onan MDKBR genset with no gauges, and it looks as if the gauge set using the serial interface is not available.Ā  I’d like to add a set of VDO gauges.Ā  Do the VDO gauges just require 12V and additional senders for oil pressure and coolant temperature? Is it practical to add those sensors?Ā  I should be able to add tee’s to the existing sensor locations,since I don’t want to lose the failure shutdown features of the exis…

      Started by: Doug Faunt in: Instrumentation & Electronics

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      April 8, 2017 at 5:24 pm Check for unused ports that are plugged. You can see in this pic I have on my genset an unused coolant port right next to the coolant switch.Ā  What you have now are “switches” that are either open or closed to trigger the safety shutdown. What you will be adding are sending units which will provide the ohm readings for the gauges.Ā 

      Last Post by: Rob Schepis posted: 7 years ago

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