No meltdown yet just some jumpy needle and pegging one way or the other issues...I have a new Powermaster alt and regulator ready to go in, and going to clean all the connections, but also want to beef up the bulkhead issue. I've downloaded the diagrams from an old post here showing how they bypass the Amp gauge altogether and the black wire from the alternator end ups going straight to the starter relay..But I like the sound of the other method I've heard of where you leave all the original wiring intact and have a working amp gauge, and just add another wire from the alt through the bulkhead to the amp gauge, then back to the relay. Basically just adding an extra wire that mimics the original setup, but doesn't have a bulkhead connector in it. Any drawbacks to this method? thanks in advance...