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ammeter issue #1193392 03/08/12 03:48 PM 03/08/12 03:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 666 Anywhere the British Secret Se... M Moonraker OP mopar
Moonraker OP mopar M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 666 Anywhere the British Secret Se...	I'm recently trying to get my interior gauges back to working and looking stock and one of the issues is my ammeter. I put a 90amp alternator in years ago and fried my stock ammeter(it only reads 40 amps) in the instrument cluster so i had to put an aftermarket gauge in and mount it on my lower dash. I would like to get rid of this aftermarket gauge and wire back into my stock gauge(I have a replacement ammeter from another cluster reads 40amps also)but keep the 90amp alternator what options do I have?

Re: ammeter issue [Re: Moonraker] #1193393 03/08/12 06:06 PM 03/08/12 06:06 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 666 Anywhere the British Secret Se... M Moonraker OP mopar
Moonraker OP mopar M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 666 Anywhere the British Secret Se...	is this the fix I'm looking for? http://www.madelectrical.com/electricaltech/amp-gauges.shtml

Re: ammeter issue [Re: Moonraker] #1193394 03/08/12 06:12 PM 03/08/12 06:12 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,530 Nunya CA CR8CRSHR master
CR8CRSHR master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,530 Nunya CA	Quote: is this the fix I'm looking for? http://www.madelectrical.com/electricaltech/amp-gauges.shtml Yep...That will do the trick. Best move I have made on all my MOPARS....

Re: ammeter issue [Re: CR8CRSHR] #1193395 03/08/12 06:20 PM 03/08/12 06:20 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 411 Texas vynn3 mopar
vynn3 mopar Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 411 Texas	Quote: Quote: is this the fix I'm looking for? http://www.madelectrical.com/electricaltech/amp-gauges.shtml Yep...That will do the trick. Best move I have made on all my MOPARS.... I believe the OP is trying to go back to a factory ammeter. And unless I'm mistaken, his factory ammeter will not work with the wiring conversion. vm

Re: ammeter issue [Re: vynn3] #1193396 03/08/12 06:27 PM 03/08/12 06:27 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 12,481 Chino Valley RodStRace I Live Here
RodStRace I Live Here Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 12,481 Chino Valley	Yep, he's got a fire hydrant (90 amp alt.) that he wants to feed through his old, tired garden hose (stock ammeter). The only way is to bypass the hose and run a nice pipe underground (MAD fix). The hose is still out on the lawn (in the dash), but the danger of running all that volume and pressure is taken up by the hidden pipe.

Re: ammeter issue [Re: RodStRace] #1193397 03/08/12 07:00 PM 03/08/12 07:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 666 Anywhere the British Secret Se... M Moonraker OP mopar
Moonraker OP mopar M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 666 Anywhere the British Secret Se...	What year did Ma decide to start using a more reliable electrical setup and get rid of the ammeter altogether?

Re: ammeter issue [Re: Moonraker] #1193398 03/08/12 07:04 PM 03/08/12 07:04 PM
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,821 New State kidmopar master
kidmopar master Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,821 New State	Quote: What year did Ma decide to start using a more reliable electrical setup and get rid of the ammeter altogether? I "think" ...... late 1970's ????

Re: ammeter issue [Re: kidmopar] #1193399 03/09/12 10:43 AM 03/09/12 10:43 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 518 COLLINGWOOD, ONT 71_deputy mopar
71_deputy mopar Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 518 COLLINGWOOD, ONT	most " C " bodies with a heavy electrical loads used the main power wires routed thru the bulk head via a grommet and not into the block.this was also done to " fleet " groups- police, taxi's from my diagrams- looks like in 1976 they started with the shunt type of wiring setup for the alt guage.

Re: ammeter issue [Re: Moonraker] #1193400 03/09/12 10:08 PM 03/09/12 10:08 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,450 So Cal Sinitro master
Sinitro master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,450 So Cal	Quote: I'm recently trying to get my interior gauges back to working and looking stock and one of the issues is my ammeter. I put a 90amp alternator in years ago and fried my stock ammeter(it only reads 40 amps) in the instrument cluster so i had to put an aftermarket gauge in and mount it on my lower dash. I would like to get rid of this aftermarket gauge and wire back into my stock gauge(I have a replacement ammeter from another cluster reads 40amps also)but keep the 90amp alternator what options do I have? Why mess with the amp guage.. RedLine Guages can deliver a voltmeter that looks stock and drops rite in.. Get rid of all the negatives, EZ bolt-in. http://www.redlinegaugeworks.com/ Talk to Shannon.. Just my $0.02..

Re: ammeter issue [Re: Sinitro] #1193401 03/10/12 01:05 AM 03/10/12 01:05 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN A ahy master
ahy master A Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN	Quote: Quote: I'm recently trying to get my interior gauges back to working and looking stock and one of the issues is my ammeter. I put a 90amp alternator in years ago and fried my stock ammeter(it only reads 40 amps) in the instrument cluster so i had to put an aftermarket gauge in and mount it on my lower dash. I would like to get rid of this aftermarket gauge and wire back into my stock gauge(I have a replacement ammeter from another cluster reads 40amps also)but keep the 90amp alternator what options do I have? Why mess with the amp guage.. RedLine Guages can deliver a voltmeter that looks stock and drops rite in.. Get rid of all the negatives, EZ bolt-in. http://www.redlinegaugeworks.com/ Talk to Shannon.. Just my $0.02.. That's the fix I used. I had the stock ammeter converted to a voltmeter... and ran the 6 guage power wire for the 100A alternator directly to the fender relay. The voltmeter is fed by the normal power supply to the panel. The whole setup works well.

Re: ammeter issue [Re: ahy] #1193402 03/10/12 09:53 AM 03/10/12 09:53 AM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,763 Florida BDW master
BDW master Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,763 Florida	Anyone have a pic of the Redline voltmeter in an e-body? What do they charge for the conversion, just need the gauge not whole cluster redone.

Re: ammeter issue [Re: Moonraker] #1193403 03/10/12 10:28 AM 03/10/12 10:28 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	Quote: I would like to get rid of this aftermarket gauge and wire back into my stock gauge(I have a replacement ammeter from another cluster reads 40amps also)but keep the 90amp alternator what options do I have? replace the gauge. clean all connections. Nacho's simple bulkhead bypass (simple, takes 2 wires). Feed the high current items from the eng/alt side with relays. Strive to keep the ammeter needle as close to 12 o'clock as possible. The alt could have 200 amp capacity but if it ain't flowing thru the bulkhead/ammeter & is feeding the draws directly via relays right at the alt there wont be a prob & you'll have achieved your goal of renewing the stock ammeter & it'll serve it's purpose/read correctly which is the minor amt of current flowing in/out of the battery for normal draws live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: ammeter issue [Re: RapidRobert] #1193404 03/11/12 05:32 PM 03/11/12 05:32 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 666 Anywhere the British Secret Se... M Moonraker OP mopar
Moonraker OP mopar M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 666 Anywhere the British Secret Se...	Quote: Quote: I would like to get rid of this aftermarket gauge and wire back into my stock gauge(I have a replacement ammeter from another cluster reads 40amps also)but keep the 90amp alternator what options do I have? replace the gauge. clean all connections. Nacho's simple bulkhead bypass (simple, takes 2 wires). Feed the high current items from the eng/alt side with relays. Strive to keep the ammeter needle as close to 12 o'clock as possible. The alt could have 200 amp capacity but if it ain't flowing thru the bulkhead/ammeter & is feeding the draws directly via relays right at the alt there wont be a prob & you'll have achieved your goal of renewing the stock ammeter & it'll serve it's purpose/read correctly which is the minor amt of current flowing in/out of the battery for normal draws Anyone have a link to Nachos conversion? Prob pretty much the same as the link I have above but I would still like to read it.

Re: ammeter issue [Re: Moonraker] #1193405 03/11/12 05:38 PM 03/11/12 05:38 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 666 Anywhere the British Secret Se... M Moonraker OP mopar
Moonraker OP mopar M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 666 Anywhere the British Secret Se...	I'm assuming also that the volt meter conversion from redline still requires the shunt is this correct?

Re: ammeter issue [Re: Moonraker] #1193406 03/11/12 05:42 PM 03/11/12 05:42 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,855 Kirkland, Washington Pacnorthcuda Too Many Posts
Pacnorthcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,855 Kirkland, Washington	Quote: I'm assuming also that the volt meter conversion from redline still requires the shunt is this correct? No, shunts are used on Ammeters (some, not all). Voltmeters do not use them

Re: ammeter issue [Re: Moonraker] #1193407 03/11/12 06:10 PM 03/11/12 06:10 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	Quote: Anyone have a link to Nachos conversion? What he did (& highly recommended) was on the 2 main feed large in/out wires in the bulkhead was to run 2 wires around the bulkhead in a parallel circuit so the bulk of the current flowed thru them rather than the 4 brass male/female terminals where the 2 main wires plugged together in the harness. On mine since I had it apart I drilled out those 2 wire cavities & soldered in 2 lengths of wire with a bit of extra length for when I have to seperate the bulkhead for future cleaning on the rest of the brass terminals. Then keeping the needle at/near 12 o'clock is the key live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: ammeter issue [Re: BDW] #1193408 03/11/12 07:04 PM 03/11/12 07:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,450 So Cal Sinitro master
Sinitro master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,450 So Cal	Quote: Anyone have a pic of the Redline voltmeter in an e-body? What do they charge for the conversion, just need the gauge not whole cluster redone. They are in SoCal. Here is their #.. 661.259.8891 Talk to Shannon.. Just my $0.02..

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