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Old 09-19-2020, 11:56 PM   #1
'68OrangeSunshine
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Pigtail Connector: Back of Instrument Panel

Does any one of the vendors sell a pigtail for plugging into the backside of the Instrument cluster? This is a '68 C/10 with idiot lights. [Standard not DeLuxe.]

While trouble-shooting a non-charging Alternator/EVR gripe today, the plastic prong tab on the outboard end of my Guage Cluster harness broke when I removed it to check the general condition of the back of the gauges and the "Generator" bulb. You just can't trust 52 year old plastic to remain flexible in the AZ Desert, I guess.
Without spending $360 bucks on a fresh under-dash harness, I'd like to fix the connector. Circuit works fine, I just need the 2-pronged plastic clip and the old contacts could go back in their respective slots. Or if replicated, a new pigtail could be soldered in.
It works now, but I don't want my Instruments to go dark on some bumpy road at night.

OBTW, we got the ''gremlin'' that had been plaguing me for 2 months -- the Field connector on the plug in back of the Delcotron had an open [broken old splice] a few inches down the line, so the Alternator got no signal from the EVR to charge the Battery.
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