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Light bulb in Tach.

04-05-2008, 09:04 PM

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JGrefenstette

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Light bulb in Tach.

i have the isspro 4K rpm tach, and the bulb is just way too dim... Its a single 12v bulb that i think is about 3 watts??? anyhow, my question is, how high wattage can i put in there. ive found bulbs that will fit that are 12v all the way up to 75watts. i think a 5-35 watt is much more reasonable and is what i would probly like to use, but is there any problem with going to a higher watt bulb in the same socket with the same wiring...??? thanks yall i just want to make sure im not going to melt out the back of my tach or fry my wires.

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