Theo Smit wrote:
>............Since the wiring was only getting hot when the AC is used, the
>ammeter could
>not be shorted. If the ammeter was shorted you'd have hot-wire issues all
>the time.
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Theo:
The alternator output wire was getting hot even with the AC off, then a
lot hotter with it on. Wire temp.with the ammeter connected, with the
temperature probe, was 150 with AC off, 190+ and climbing with the AC
on. With the ammeter disconnected, the wire temperature is around 118
degrees with the AC on or off, no apparent difference.
It is of course possible the ammeter was mis-wired. This is how it was
installed in series by a shop that wired it for me: alternator/10 guage
output wire/ammeter in/ammeter out/10 guage wire into wiring harness at
firewall. Seems like all the system charge would go through the ammeter
this way, correct?
Regards,
Steve
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