Electrical Gauges.

[UroTrash]

I'm putting 3 gauges in my 1975 2002.

An oil pressure, oil temp and third to be determined.

Would you prefer a voltmeter or ammeter?

I admit, I'm not sure what each one tells you; would anyone be kind enought to tell me what info each conveys and why one may be more useful than the other? (ammeter vs voltmeter)

Thanks!

[esty]

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[UroTrash]

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thanks, very helpful.

[TobyB]

I know, I know, you didn't ask-

water temp!

(yeah, voltmeter)

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[BillWilliams]

I also go for water temp and you can consider doing away with oil temp. I have both (water and oil temp) and they are almost always the same.

Then that leaves you with the question, what else do I add?

[Simeon]

Ammeters are a thing of the past more suited to dynamos than alternators since you could monitor the current discharging the battery when the dynamo wasn't charging at low revs.

Of course the high current cable that your whole electrical system relies upon, looping around your car would also be enough to put me off

[UroTrash]

Ammeters are a thing of the past more suited to dynamos than alternators since you could monitor the current discharging the battery when the dynamo wasn't charging at low revs.

Of course the high current cable that your whole electrical system relies upon, looping around your car would also be enough to put me off

Yikes. I have a car with an ammeter. Scary.

[Mike Self]

fritz or when you're consuming more current than the alternator is making...and you already have a water temp gauge that is pretty accurate. Check archives for what the temp is according to the needle's position.

mike

[UroTrash]

fritz or when you're consuming more current than the alternator is making...and you already have a water temp gauge that is pretty accurate. Check archives for what the temp is according to the needle's position.

mike

Thats what i was thinking, I have the water temp gauge that, doesn't have numbers, but I know where it likes to live!

[Mike Self]

remove the fuel/water temp gauge from the instrument housing and look at the very edge of the temp gauge background (with the blue and red segements). You'll notice very small numbers that aren't visible when the gauge is in its housing--these numbers correspond to temperature in centigrade. Now you'll know what your gauge is reading.

cheers

mike

[UroTrash]

remove the fuel/water temp gauge from the instrument housing and look at the very edge of the temp gauge background (with the blue and red segements). You'll notice very small numbers that aren't visible when the gauge is in its housing--these numbers correspond to temperature in centigrade. Now you'll know what your gauge is reading.

cheers

mike

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