Chris Kent Kantarjiev <cak@parc.xerox.com>
> So you've already converted over to negative ground??
>
> The 4A was negative ground from the factory.
I knew that. Once. A long time ago...
> Hmm. So how am I going to get my ammeter to work with one of the GM
> alts, hmm?
That's easy. The ammeter has one side attached to the battery. You just wire
the "output" lead of the alternator to the other side of the ammeter.
> (And why a separate lead for switched 12V?)
To de-energise the internal regulator when the engine is off so it doesn't
draw current.
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