Just the tip…

[Highbeam]

3rd times a charm? I’m considering cutting my losses and returning these and just going with an oem.

I hope condar didn't cheap out and all their meters will be crap now. They had a good thing going.

 

[Dieselhead]

I hope condar didn't cheap out and all their meters will be crap now. They had a good thing going.

I know, same here. I always liked the idea of having a condar because of the estimated temp readings. Now I have had 2 and they are telling me my stove should be a molten puddle on the floor. I don’t want to talk down a well known company but cmon…

This is how it’s currently reading with a 4th season cat (so not hyperactive), stat set at 2:30 position. 🤦🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦

 

[Dieselhead]

Well after going through 2 gauges from condar those are being returned for a refund and I’m back to an oem bk. One thing I noted with the new bk was the hole in the deck of the stove was larger than the brass bushing on the bottom of the oem gauge and if just set down in the hole the coil spring would be in contact with the stove top, I had to grab a small fender washer out of my parts bin that just slid over the rod and sat on the bushing to fix that small issue. The condar came with one already attached.

 

[Dieselhead]

One other thing I noticed on the bk gauge is the brass bushing the coil spring is attached to freely spins on the shaft. I assume that’s by design and nothing needs to be done further? Makes it easy to zero out the gauge as long as it does not lose accuracy due to its free spinning nature.