Re: How to make the ampmeter work with bigger alternater?

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Posted by Todd Somers on Thursday, February 27, 2003 at 10:38PM :

In Reply to: How to make the ampmeter work with bigger alternater? posted by Alan Koester on Thursday, February 27, 2003 at 10:31PM :

What you need is a shunt. It allows current to bypass the meter without burning up the meter. You would have to custom make one for your application. A resistor won't work. I don't know of any meters of a higher rating that will fit in the gauge cluster.

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How do you make a shunt? - Alan Koester 11:03PM 02/27/2003

Re: How do you make a shunt? - Willy-N 11:09PM 02/27/2003

55 amp was a factory option ntx - gtk 10:53PM 02/27/2003

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