[DeTomaso] Veglia Amp gauge question

[Thomas Tornblom]

Mike Greene skrev:
> My amp gauge on my 14,000 '72 Pantera started pegging out at +75 amps. 
> Bought a new one from Mike Drew. Upon pulling the dash to remove the old 
> gauge, I see that the amp gauge (both old and new) have two terminals 
> marked "+" and "-". But, on my car, the gauge in there now (which was 
> working when I first bought the car) has a black wire hooked to the "+" 
> and a red wire to the "-", which seems counterintuitive. Is this correct?

It doesn't matter what color the wires are. If you swap them around, the 
needle will move in the opposite direction. Both terminals are really 
+12V. I believe both wires are red in my 1984.

> 
> Mike Greene
> 

Cheers,
Thomas