[DeTomaso] Amp gauge

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> My sentiments exactly, Kirby. You want to know what the Alt is doing. I
> too
> am a volt man.
>
> Larry (tesla) - Cleveland
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On
> Behalf Of Kirby Schrader
> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 12:42 PM
> To: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Cc: guson at home.se; detomaso at realbig.com; mikael_hass at mail.tele.dk
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Amp gauge
>
> On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 10:32 AM,  <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
>>>>>Actually, the *correct* way is to connect the load to the ammeter.
>> That way the ammeter reads correctly under all circumstances.   You WANT
> to run
>> all electrical loads through the instrument that is designed to measure
> all
>> electrical loads. :>)
>
> I disagree and can not at all see how this approach is valuable...
> That's the way my GT40 came 'incorrectly' wired.
>  As you turned things on (fans came on, A/C compressor, etc. etc.),
> the ammeter kept climbing as it measured all the loads. Do you really
> care?
> I suppose for bragging rights. Look at me!!!! 83 amps!!! Woohoo!
>
> In my case, the ammeter would be pegged 90% of the time. It gave me
> absolutely no information other than more than 30 amps was going
> somewhere. I had no idea if the alternator was keeping up with the
> load and charging my battery or not.
> I re-wired it so it read only the current being supplied to the battery.
> Now I had information I could use and work with. I grew up as a hick
> country farm boy on a farm in Kansas and every piece of equipment was
> set up this way.
>
> It is the classic ammeter hook up as Thomas described. You want to
> know how much the alternator is supplying to charge the battery. If it
> is reading positive, you are supplying all you need to the system plus
> whatever the battery is requiring to be charged.
>
> If it is negative, you have a problem. Your alternator is not keeping
> up with demand _and_ your battery is not being charged. The battery is
> supplying what the alternator cannot and then your battery is dead.
>
> That is information that can be used.
>
> As as a side note.... I used to think voltmeters were useless, but
> over the years I have become a convert. The voltmeter will tell you
> everything you need to know AND it does not require large gauge wires
> and current to be routed to/through your dash.
>
> Both cars now have voltmeters.
>
> And I ain't changing my mind on this one.
> So there.
> :-)))
>
> FWIW,
> Kirby
>
>
>>
>> With the various fan/headlight relay kits out there (Moseley/Boschert/
>> Volts of Confidence/home-made), an aux fusebox is powered from the
> ammeter.
>> When the fans kick on, the ammeter shows an initial drop, then the
>> needle
>> comes back up as the voltage regulator steps up to allow the alternator
>> to
>> produce additional power.
>>
>> Mike
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