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StratPlayer
post Aug 30 2012, 09:17 AM
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What is the main cause of a volt gauge showing a negative reading when the car is running?
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post Aug 30 2012, 12:04 PM
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please clarify your question before reversing any wires. . what do you mean 'reads negative' ?? is this a stock meter, reading from 0 up to whatever positive, or does it have a 0 in the middle and one side neg 12 and the other side pos 12??

If you reverse the leads inappropriately, you'll at best peg the needle and that can bend it. . the terminals on the rear of the meter should be labeled

This is when a picture is worth a thousand words. .

OR are you talking about a VOM hand held mult-meter. . If yes, then reverse the leads. . red to positive
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