That's correct, but that is not how an ammeter is supposed to be wired (at
least not when it's used in a vehicle application). On the Tiger, you
should have a 10 gauge wire running from the battery connection on the
starter solenoid (the one on the right side of the firewall), to one
terminal of the ammeter, then another 10 gauge wire running from the other
ammeter terminal, to the rest of the electrical system (i.e. the main
alternator connection, the fuse box, everything that on the Tiger is
color-coded brown). Conversely, NOTHING else should be connected to that
battery connection on the starter solenoid, just the 10 gauge wire going to
the ammeter, and the battery connection itself.
Theo
-----Original Message-----
From: Sage [mailto:ssage@socal.rr.com]
Sent: April 15, 2004 9:45 AM
To: theo.smit@dynastream.com
Cc: rpalmer@ucsd.edu; 'Tiger Mailing List'
Subject: Re: Hot Alternator Output Wire Problem Solved
It is of course possible the ammeter was mis-wired. This is how it was
installed in series by a shop that wired it for me: alternator/10 guage
output wire/ammeter in/ammeter out/10 guage wire into wiring harness at
firewall. Seems like all the system charge would go through the ammeter this
way, correct?
Regards,
Steve
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