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OK, I didn't tell the whole story yesterday, so here it is. When I
got the car, the gage didn't indicate anything. If you looked real
close, the pointer maybe moved once in a while, but maybe it was just
vibration.
Checking the wiring, I found that it had been wired in using real thin
stranded hookup wire, maybe 26 or 28 gage. Clearly it was added later
by someone unfamiliar with moving electrons. Checking further, I
found it was added just the way it indicated in the book, but they
didn't disconnect the original path so that the current could flow
through the gage. Good thing they didn't, too.
Anyway, I rewired, and it now indicates amps just fine.
I hadn't had the gage out for years, so I crawled underneath the dash
last night for another look. The side of the round case appears to be
metal, while the actual back of the case is black, perhaps some sort
of plastic. The illumination slots are just outside the rear surface
of the instrument panel. It should be real easy to fabricate a
bracket to put a light in there, but it's not vital at the moment. I
also have a voltmeter, so I can keep track of the electrics during the
one night a year I drive it. The face of the gage has the entire
pointer exposed, and the glass is slightly domed outward. Does this
sound familiar to anyone? My guess is that it was recycled out of an
older British car.
Stu
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