taylorslandy72
Active Member
Hi all, have any of you got a simple diagram on how to wire up a battery volt gauge to a series 3. Many thanks
TooMany2cvs
Active Member
Do you mean a voltmeter or an ammeter (as in the title)?
They measure different things, and are wired very differently.
A voltmeter is the most usual way of seeing what's happening with the charge in any vaguely modern vehicle, and far easier to fit. Ammeters pretty much died out with dynamos.
Rattlegun
Well-Known Member
aye, if you wired an ammeter like that there'd a fookin exploosion of sparks
Ammeters go in line with the current.
I dunno, an amp meter would be quite useful if you knew what you were looking at - if you know the charge rate on the alternator and the drain rate of all your toys you know how hard the alternator is working... volt meter just tells you if the battery is f**ked
you need to wire the ammeter directly between the battery and any load, so everything passes through it to be useful.
that's a lot of juice going to a lil readout on your dash or some shunt somewhere.
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taylorslandy72
Active Member
Sorry for the confusing post, it's a volt meter! Your replies are a massive help. Just notice it also has a red cable for the light display. Where does this go?? Thanks everyone
taylorslandy72
Active Member
Thanks mate, great help
