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Speedo

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Hi

I have a smiths speedo is it just the one big cable goes to the back of it or is the spade on the back needed to ground?

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magh    54

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Is that the ground for when the backlight bulb is fitted into that hole? 

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I'd agree, it just looks like an earth tab for if you're using a backlight and the clock isn't mounted into something conductive (say a plastic/grp dashboard). Not essential for it functioning as a speedo.

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