Well, I joined the club today. Your directions were excellent RT.
I could get the desoldering braid thing to work very well. It just wasn't heating up enough through the braid and absorbing the old solder. I didn't have a drill bit the size of the Zener Diode leads so I used a bobby pin to stick in the holes and widen them up a touch. Everything seemed to go very well, an it looks like my gauge is operational.
Thank again for all you've done on this mod!
Here's a couple of pics
