I was using the $6 radio shack IVR as outlined in MA for a long time.
Couple of gagues were a bit low, and slower to respond but the tradeoff's were worth it at the time
I've since switched it out to a RTE unit - with much better performance.
I hated to spend the extra $$ BUT once I realized that if there was a loss of ground with the Radio Shack version that it will default to 12V I didn't want the risk of fried guages.
something to consider.......