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You realize the battery is only a part time load on the alternator, once it's charged back up it is no longer a load. The rest of the system is the load, so running big wires to the battery doesn't fix the issue just masks it as the ammeter does not measure output from the alternator to the rest of the system, just to/from the battery.

If you truly have large electrical loads you should run them via relays directly sourced from the alternator output.



I'm assuming something like what is like the wiring diagrams on the Mad Electrical website? Where the alt feeds the fuse box directly and the regulator is sensing volts at the fuse box? Supposedly more stable voltage throughout the system.
The info i'm looking at is on www.madelectrical.com and its towards the bottom of their tech page " bypassing amp gauge".
If anyone has tried these mods chime in please.