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Voltage regulator failures

On the way home from a recent journey in the Stag, I noticed that the fuel gauge was not giving any reading. I had filled up a couple of days earlier and the gauge had been indicating ¾ full earlier in the day, so I did not think there was any immediate danger of running out and suspected I had a problem with the gauge or its wiring. It seemed unlikely that it was a fuse issue as the gauge shares a fuse with indicators and tacho and these were still operating perfectly, however I did use a voltage tester to double check.

Access to the fuel gauge

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