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  2. Tell-tale (automotive) - Wikipedia

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    A group of tell-tales showing lights for "brake fluid", "stop lamp" and "check engine" Graphical tell-talesA tell-tale, sometimes called an idiot light [1] or warning light, is an indicator of malfunction or operation of a system, indicated by a binary (on/off) illuminated light, symbol or text legend.

  3. List of automotive light bulb types - Wikipedia

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    Nominal power Comments Image PC194 T10 (if removable) or fixed to holder 1 14 V / 3.78W Used on circuit boards for e.g. dash lights, gauge cluster backlights. Similar in size to W3W if with a T10 base. PC74 T1-3/4 (if removable) or fixed to holder [9] 1 14 V / 1.4W Used on circuit boards for e.g. dash lights, gauge cluster backlights.

  4. H1 lamp - Wikipedia

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    Under ECE regulations, H1 lamps are required to emit white or selective yellow light. [1] U.S. regulations require H1 lamps to emit white light. [2] Under both ECE and U.S. specifications, the allowable range of white light is quite large; some H1 lamps have a slight blue or yellow tint to the glass yet still produce light legally acceptable under the requirement for white light.

  5. Oil pressure - Wikipedia

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    Murphy oil pressure gauges with switches that activate on low pressure. Oil pressure is an important factor in the longevity of most internal combustion engines. [1] With a forced lubrication system (invented by Frederick Lanchester), oil is picked up by a positive displacement oil pump and forced through oil galleries (passageways) into bearings, such as the main bearings, big end bearings ...

  6. Headlamp - Wikipedia

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    As previously with round lamps, the US permitted only two standardized sizes of rectangular sealed-beam lamp: A system of two 200 by 142 mm (7.9 by 5.6 in) high/low beam units corresponding to the existing 7-inch round format, or a system of four 165 by 100 mm (6.5 by 3.9 in) units, two high/low and two high-beam. corresponding to the existing ...

  7. Hidden headlamp - Wikipedia

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    In the Cord, a pair of cranks on either side of the dashboard could be turned by hand to bring out the headlamps when needed. [3] Powered hidden headlamps first appeared on GM's concept car in 1938, the Buick Y-Job , [ 4 ] and appeared on concept cars for several years after, including the 1951 General Motors Le Sabre . [ 5 ]

  8. Staff gauge - Wikipedia

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    A staff gauge or head gauge is calibrated scale which is used to provide a visual indication of liquid level. When installed perpendicular to an inclined or sloped surface, a staff gauge is usually calibrated so that the indicated level is the true vertical level .

  9. Sight glass - Wikipedia

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    Water gauge on a steam locomotive. Here the water is at the “top nut”, the maximum working level. Note the patterned backplate to help reading and toughened glass shroud. A sight glass or water gauge is a type of level sensor, a transparent tube through which the operator of a tank or boiler can observe the level of liquid contained within.