Steve Finberg wrote,
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>The heavy wire which comes directly from the battery will be the only
>one not to move. The Negative Ammeter terminal is added to the
>stud conection. All of the other wires are connected together and
>connect to the Positive Ammeter Terminal.
While I agree with all other aspects of Steves instructions,
I do not agree that you should connect the all the wires that were
mounted to the stud.
The reason is because you will only get to see the current going
to the battery that way, and you will not get to see the discharge going
into the lights, ignition or any other path directly connected to the
bulk of wires connected to the + side of the ammeter.
If the ammeter is connected in this way, any amount of current may
flow from the alternator into the bundle of interconnected cables,
and will not to pass through the ammeter, and thus is not seen.
Picture that there is a short to ground at the + side of the ammeter.
Hundreds of amps may flow through the short, but since the ammeter
is not in that path, it will not show any of the flow.
++$.02
Jarrid Gross
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