RobCarpent(at)aol.com wrote:
> Christopher wrote:
>
> << Oh yeah, my amp meter still does not show a drain when the electrics
> are on. Any way to test this? >>
>
> My amp meter is pure show, it is not hooked up to anything, and I understand
> that is not all that unusual. If it is common does anyone know why?
>
> Rob Carpenter
Rob:
I would guess that the most common reason that people un-hook them is that they
have been burned out due to a short on an unfused circuit (as you probably
know, our cars are notoriously undersupplied with fuses).
You can check this easily by using an ohmmeter on the two terminals or a
continuity light with a circuit through the ammeter to ground. If you get high
resistance or no light, the ammeter can no longer function, since it's shunt
and/or operating mechanism is burned out.
Ron Tebo
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