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Originally Posted by Dave at Pelican Parts
Black with blue stripe is "hot" when the headlights or parking lights are on. In the 914, the voltage is controlled with a dimmer or variable resistor so you can change how bright the gauge illumination is.
Red with a white stripe gets power any time the key is on.
Brown you already know about.
Just about all of the other colors on there are signal wires.
--DD
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cheers dave and bowlsby, one question- the only problem i have with my gauges is that when i switch key on, indicator bulb in the tacho clicks away, even without indicator arm in gear and the lights all round the car do not flash, its only the bulb in the dash and the relay clicks away too................... also the warning lights dont work in that unit and yet the side lights illuminate when i pull the light switch on the dash (in a beetle remember)
this leads me to think the wiring to the tacho still aint right....and i think ive guessed whats wrong.
on tacho.......... photo below, +12 (11 on your diagram) goes to switched 12v, - (13) goes to negative, but where does the other contact go(purple and black stripe)? it says 1 on the casing. and would this wire missing cause the indicator light and relay to click??
