>Gary Boone:
> I need to upgrade my alternator output since I finally found an electric
> radiator cooling fan that works well on my '70 2000. The cooling fan
> causes a little too much amp draw for my wimpy stock alternator. With
> the increase in alternator output, I'm considering changing the stock
> ammeter to a dash voltmeter to avoid problems with the typical ammeter
> burnout. I'd like the voltmeter to fit in the dash where the ammeter
> lives. Has anyone done this and if so, what voltmeter will fit in the
> dash in the ammeter hole?
I like having both. Wonder if Auto Meter or someone else makes a combo
ammeter/volt meter that would fit reasonably well in the original spot, but
now that I think about it that won't work on a late dash will it?
As for avoiding burning out the OEM ammeter, is there some way to use a
shunt to sample the current flow rather the brute force method of running
the entire electrical load through the factory gauge?
What fan are you using, Gary? I may need to know that, hopefully soon. It's
hotter that the hounds of hell down here again, and I think the humidity's
even higher. We're getting a lot of that up from the Gulf.
Ron
Ronnie Day
rday@hot.rr.com
Ronnie_day@acd.org
Temple, TX
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