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Post By HTM101
11-13-2018, 09:44 AM
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During one Cobra ride I smelled an electrical melt odor, it was my amp gauge failing. So what did I do next, I installed another amp gauge. Several years later I noticed the replacement amp gauge was headed toward failure. I finally decided to permanently ditch the amp gauge and replaced it with a volt meter.
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11-13-2018, 10:12 AM
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During one Cobra ride I smelled an electrical melt odor, it was my amp gauge failing. So what did I do next, I installed another amp gauge. Several years later I noticed the replacement amp gauge was headed toward failure. I finally decided to permanently ditch the amp gauge and replaced it with a volt meter.
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As I've seen in a number of articles, there's a reason auto manufacturers replaced ammeters with voltmeters - and idiot lights (far more common). Regardless, OEM ammeters have pretty much gone the way of the dodo.
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11-13-2018, 10:29 AM
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Just for grins, what output alternator do you have installed?
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11-13-2018, 05:17 PM
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Just for grins, what output alternator do you have installed?
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I believe it was 55 amps. |
11-14-2018, 09:01 AM
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Just checking. So many put 100 AMP+ alternators on these cars which have wiring and gauges designed for half that output. Not that anything should ever pull that combined load.
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11-14-2018, 01:56 PM
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Just checking. So many put 100 AMP+ alternators on these cars which have wiring and gauges designed for half that output. Not that anything should ever pull that combined load.
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Back in the days of running the amp gauge, I can't remember seeing the needle ever indicate more than 30 amps.
I've replaced the 55 amp alternator with an arc welding unit, LOL. This one's rated at 70 amps. |
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