Soundguy
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( An Ammeter is a parallel circuit )</font>
Actually.. an ammeter is a series device.. a voltmeter is a parallel device. You insert an ammeter into a circuit, you attach a voltmeter across a circuit. My previous post tells exactly how to install the volt meter.
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( On these tractors the Alt. generates AC voltage so you have to cut in after the voltage reg. )</font>
If we are talking about a volt meter, then i would install it as imentioned. referencing ground, and power from t he switched side of the ignition. If you are talking ammeter.. then, technically you coul dinstall it in an ac or dc line.. all it is is a shunt volmenter.. it will still measure current flow..e tc.... however most ammeter setup I see are to measure net charge/discharge from the battery, and are wired so that one side of the meter has all the loads, and the other is what is tied to the battery.
Soundguy
Actually.. an ammeter is a series device.. a voltmeter is a parallel device. You insert an ammeter into a circuit, you attach a voltmeter across a circuit. My previous post tells exactly how to install the volt meter.
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( On these tractors the Alt. generates AC voltage so you have to cut in after the voltage reg. )</font>
If we are talking about a volt meter, then i would install it as imentioned. referencing ground, and power from t he switched side of the ignition. If you are talking ammeter.. then, technically you coul dinstall it in an ac or dc line.. all it is is a shunt volmenter.. it will still measure current flow..e tc.... however most ammeter setup I see are to measure net charge/discharge from the battery, and are wired so that one side of the meter has all the loads, and the other is what is tied to the battery.
Soundguy
