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  1. August 2nd, 2005, 11:27 AM #1
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    Condensation in dash gauges

    Anyone experience condensation in their SW dash gauges? I notice it when leaving closed garage and driving in high humidity and temp.

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  2. August 2nd, 2005, 12:43 PM #2
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    Yes we all do. You'll have to get used to it if you have SW gauges.
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  3. August 2nd, 2005, 01:02 PM #3
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    I suspected that was the case. As hot and humid as it is in Savannah, maybe I should use marine gauges!
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  4. August 2nd, 2005, 01:15 PM #4
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    I had it just on my fuel gauge for awhile. Seems to have burned away as I took a long night-time drive with the dash lights on....

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  5. August 2nd, 2005, 01:52 PM #5
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    Savannah may be the only place more humid than Augusta, LOL.

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  6. August 3rd, 2005, 03:22 AM #6
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    I used a hair dryer and it worked.

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  7. August 3rd, 2005, 04:28 AM #7
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    Guys
    Condensation in your gauges is not just a Southern thing.
    I've had condenstion in my gauges here in Canada,
    both in summer and winter. ( in winter it turns to ice.)
    Mike

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  8. August 3rd, 2005, 05:24 AM #8
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    Talked to the SW rep at the Street Rod Nationals last year about this problem. No solution given, so I guess we just live with it. The Ohio Valley area is up there in the Humidity Rankings....guess the guys in AZ don't have this problem.

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  9. August 3rd, 2005, 06:27 AM #9
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    Not an unusual phenonmenon at all. We see it in the Cobra gauges, Jeep factory gauges, Sunpro gauges, John Deere gauges, my supposedly waterproof watch lens...

    Actually, it seems like the "tighter" or more "weatherproof" the instrument supposedly is around here (at home, or here at work in the plant), the worse the problem is. At least the gauges that don't even have a seal can get air circulation and dry out!

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  10. August 3rd, 2005, 04:42 PM #10
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    Humid South-Central PA checking in!
    Same condensation problem here in Harrisburg. As already stated cruising with the dash lights on helps to drive out the moisture.
    -Geary
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  11. August 3rd, 2005, 07:59 PM #11
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    I guess there is one plus living in CA - no condensation.... ever!

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  12. August 4th, 2005, 05:39 AM #12
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    Definitely had it in my SW gauges ... but not in the Autometers I installed this year!
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