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| turtleturtle |
 Jan 20 2008, 12:40 PM
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Okay, when I bought my car, these gauge did not work. Upon further inspection, they were never hooked up. So, my question is, how do I hook these up and exactually where?
(IMG:http://www.carsnrides.com/Data//GalleryPhotos//1593-amps%20gauge%20front.jpg) (IMG:http://www.carsnrides.com/Data//GalleryPhotos//1593-amps%20gauge%20back.jpg) (IMG:http://www.carsnrides.com/Data//GalleryPhotos//1593-temp%20gauge%20front.jpg) (IMG:http://www.carsnrides.com/Data//GalleryPhotos//1593-temp%20gauge%20back.jpg) |
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| jd74914 |
Jan 20 2008, 02:40 PM
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Its alive Group: Members Posts: 4,852 Joined: 16-February 04 From: CT Member No.: 1,659 Region Association: North East States |
A 30A gauge seems useless to me . . . your alternator should put out 50-90A (I don't remember what a stock alternator does).
I could be wrong on that though. Unless you want to measure how much current your lights or stereo need. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) Anyways, if you put it inline (ie: in series)in a circuit is should work. |
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| turtleturtle |
Jan 20 2008, 02:42 PM
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QUOTE(jd74914 @ Jan 20 2008, 02:40 PM)  A 30A gauge seems useless to me . . . your alternator should put out 50-90A (I don't remember what a stock alternator does). Well, on that note I guess I will just stop trying to even hook it up if it needs to be higher. |
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| TimK |
Jan 20 2008, 02:50 PM
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Electric Vehicle Nut Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 29-September 07 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 8,170 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
In my experience, ammeters can handle somewhat more current than they actually measure. The needle tends to "peg" to one side or the other. Sometimes people just care about accuracy at lower currents (say 0-30 amps) and then just need to know (when the dial "pegs"), that the current is above +/- 30. I wouldn't put more than 50 amps through this one, though. If I were you, I wouldn't bother.
QUOTE(turtleturtle @ Jan 20 2008, 12:42 PM) QUOTE(jd74914 @ Jan 20 2008, 02:40 PM) A 30A gauge seems useless to me . . . your alternator should put out 50-90A (I don't remember what a stock alternator does). Well, on that note I guess I will just stop trying to even hook it up if it needs to be higher. |
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turtleturtle Gauge wiring help Jan 20 2008, 12:40 PM
turtleturtle Anyone?? Jan 20 2008, 12:56 PM turtleturtle This is my only day off and want to get this fixed... Jan 20 2008, 01:13 PM turtleturtle Okay, can anyone tell or show me (perfered) where ... Jan 20 2008, 01:26 PM TimK Hi,
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http://bp1.blogger.com/_BC-CC9cI2Ys/RfeBo_iNRsI/A... Jan 20 2008, 02:26 PM turtleturtle
http://bp1.blogger.com/_BC-CC9cI2Ys/RfeBo_iNRsI/A... Jan 20 2008, 02:29 PM jd74914 I'm pretty sure no 914's came with ammeter... Jan 20 2008, 02:21 PM turtleturtle
I'm pretty sure no 914's came with ammete... Jan 20 2008, 02:27 PM TimK Quoting Wikipedia:
I agree that I didn't se... Jan 20 2008, 02:30 PM turtleturtle
Quoting Wikipedia:
I agree that I didn't s... Jan 20 2008, 02:32 PM Spoke The 30A range should be ok. Keep in mind that the ... Jan 20 2008, 08:12 PM |
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