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Re: Replacing Ammeter with Voltmeter?
[Re: mjb765]
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Re: Replacing Ammeter with Voltmeter?
[Re: stumpy]
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08/10/20 10:26 AM
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not 100% accurate, you can get slow blow fuses, the windings in them have a heat sink that will allow the fuse to adsorb more of the over-current for a longer period before it blows but they are not as cheap as a fuseable link. Tim
1941 Taylorcraft
1968 Charger
1994 Wrangler
1998 Wrangler
2008 Kia Rio
2017 Jetta
I didn't do 4 years and 9 months of Graduate School to be called Mister!
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Re: Replacing Ammeter with Voltmeter?
[Re: char69ger]
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08/10/20 12:59 PM
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found references to a MAD conversion site but the link doesn't work. THANKS GOD!!!! 
With a Charger born in Chrysler assembly plant in Valencia, Venezuela
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Re: Replacing Ammeter with Voltmeter?
[Re: Sinitro]
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08/10/20 05:39 PM
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I did this as close to factory as you can get, works great. Have him go through everything and convert your clock to quartz while your at it. has anyone tried to make a voltmeter gauge that looks stock and replaces the ammeter in the dash? Straight forward... Use another basic guage (temp, oil pressure) shunt it with a resistor. Guage is essentially a 5VDC, and change its scale. Red Line can do the whole thing, pretty qwik. Contact Shannon @ Red Line Guages.. Redline Gauge Works 23347 Newhall Avenue Santa Clarita, CA 91321 Phone: 661.259.8891 Fax: 661.259.9177 Email: info@redlinegaugeworks.comJust my $0.02.. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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Re: Replacing Ammeter with Voltmeter?
[Re: earlymopar]
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08/12/20 03:14 AM
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Ha! Good comment Nacho! I personally used your dual-circuit idea to cut the load on the OEM wiring in my 65' Dodge pickup and it worked perfectly. You know your stuff.
- EM Cool!  That saves the bulkhead, then a powerful alternator ( opposing to the ppl beliefs) will save the ammeter! 
With a Charger born in Chrysler assembly plant in Valencia, Venezuela
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Re: Replacing Ammeter with Voltmeter?
[Re: NachoRT74]
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found references to a MAD conversion site but the link doesn't work. THANKS GOD!!!! Unfortunately is still working! DAMN!
With a Charger born in Chrysler assembly plant in Valencia, Venezuela
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Re: Replacing Ammeter with Voltmeter?
[Re: earlymopar]
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08/12/20 11:00 PM
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Ha! Good comment Nacho! I personally used your dual-circuit idea to cut the load on the OEM wiring in my 65' Dodge pickup and it worked perfectly. You know your stuff.
- EM What is the dual-circuit idea?
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Re: Replacing Ammeter with Voltmeter?
[Re: mopowers]
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08/13/20 05:19 AM
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Ha! Good comment Nacho! I personally used your dual-circuit idea to cut the load on the OEM wiring in my 65' Dodge pickup and it worked perfectly. You know your stuff.
- EM What is the dual-circuit idea? Is about save the weak link paths at bulkhead... but accomplished with a better higher output alt able to assure a good iddle output capacity. http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,33574.0/all.htmlThe parallel circuit is an upgrade if the stock system is still good and in working order or needing just a mantenience job. But once is completely damaged ( and you don't care for restore it ) can be simply replaced by a full single circuit job making the full bypass of the original paths for the charging circuit, BUT NOT LIKE MADELECTRICAL says. Stock ammeter can still work safe making things right.
With a Charger born in Chrysler assembly plant in Valencia, Venezuela
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