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ENGINE INSTRUMENT PANELS

Design your own panel with the “PWL” system
Many designers and installers wish to lay out their own instrument panel, rather than using a standard panel supplied by the
engine manufacturer. This can be easily accomplished using the PWL system.

Advantages
• Choose your own instruments, black, cream or white and for 12 or 24 Volt supply
• All cables are bundled and colour coded: no more tracing loose wires
• Cable plugs and connectors are factory fitted, ready to connect to VETUS engine instruments
• The Instruments can be positioned up to 20” (50 cm) away from the key switch

Standard system Optional equipment to complete the system
• Monitoring panel 5 /8” x 1 /8” (130 x 35 mm) with • Extension cable to the engine, available in 6.5 ft,
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6 warning lights
13 ft or 20 ft (2, 4 or 6 m)
• Acoustic alarm • Cable splitter to connect to a second panel
• Glow plug pre-heat and starting key switch • Revolution counter / hour counter
• Cable for tachometer (revolution counter/hour counter) • Voltmeter, oil pressure gauge, water temperature gauge
• Cables for voltmeter, oil pressure gauge,
water temperature gauge
• Plugs for connection of extension cables
Type
Wiring loom for engine instruments, including warning
PWLK
light panel and starter switch, 12 / 24 Volt

DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTS WITH BLACK, CREAM OR WHITE DIALS
Dashboard instruments with black, cream or white dials

The range of VETUS gauges has been updated. The gauges are • Reliability and longevity: High quality gauges that you can
now dual voltage (12 V / 24 V naturally with the exception of rely on for a very long time
the voltmeters) and come with two bezels: one solid black and • Smart illumination: Clear visibility in any condition, as the
one chrome effect plastic. Three reasons to choose VETUS boat dials are backlit by dimmable LEDs for the best possible
instruments: readability in bright sunshine or the darkest night. Switchable
• High degree of accuracy: You can effortlessly monitor the between yellow and red backlighting
vital functions of your boat, as VETUS gauges are thoroughly
tested for accuracy. The tachometer is easily calibrated to suit In order to minimize clouding from condensation and subsequent
your engine water damage to internal components, all VETUS instruments
have double glazed faces.
Gauges are available in three dial colours: code suffix ‘W’ for
white, code suffix ‘N’ for cream and code suffix ‘B’ for the black
facing. The large instruments have an overall diameter of
Ø 4 /2” (114 mm) and fit a cut-out of Ø 3 /16” (100 mm), the
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small instruments have an overall diameter of Ø 2 /2” (63 mm)
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and fit a cut-out of Ø 2 /16” (52 mm). The height above the
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dashboard surface is 10 mm for both small and large gauges.
Code suffix: B = black, N = cream and W = white
Tachometer (revolution counter)

Available in Ø 4 /2” (114 mm) diameter as 0-4000 r.p.m. version (for most diesel engines ) or as 0-5000 r.p.m. version (to suit high
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speed engines). Suitable for both 12 V and 24 V and with incorporated digital hour counter.
Cut-out size Overall diameter
Type Colour Volt
Ø inches (mm) inches (mm)
TACHB4000 Black 12/24 3 /16 (100) 4 /2 (114)
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TACHW4000 White 12/24 3 /16 (100) 4 /2 (114)
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TACHN4000 Cream 12/24 3 /16 (100) 4 /2 (114)
TACHB5000 Black 12/24 3 /16 (100) 4 /2 (114)
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TACHW5000 White 12/24 3 /16 (100) 4 /2 (114)
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TACHN5000 Cream 12/24 3 /16 (100) 4 /2 (114) TACH
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