Needle temp gauge

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Spiderxdeath
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Needle temp gauge

Post: # 44687Unread post Spiderxdeath
Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:27 pm

Hi trolls- I'm a new so once again thanks for having me. I'm having trouble with my temp gauge.
It sort of comes and goes- if I pull the wire with a bit of tension the needle raise on the scale to where it should be. But once I tighten the screw. It drops back down. Should I just make the tension hard out?
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Re: Needle temp gauge

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Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:29 pm

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Re: Needle temp gauge

Post: # 44909Unread post grooveguy
Thu Nov 24, 2016 5:51 pm

Hi, XSD,

By 'temp gage,' do you mean the ammeter that monitors the current through the heating coil? It should stay put if the connections are tight. It looks like you have wound the heating wire around the stylus jewel yourself, so it should be quite apparent if you have a break somewhere in the heating wire. Maybe the terminals that connect to the heating wire are not making good contact. Although an ammeter is a good way to judge how much heat you have, another way of telling is how red (or orange) the heating wire gets. Here's a shot of mine as I generally run it:
CU F'child head & hot stylus.jpg
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