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Ampmeter vs Voltmeter again... 1800 1972

posted by  JohnH on  Sun Apr 10 20:51 CST 2016
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I wouldn't knock the idiot light. In a driving situation it tells you the most important thing: you might have just thrown a fan belt and are about to cook your engine. You could quite likely notice the light but I doubt if you'd notice either the ammeter or the volt meter being on the wrong side of charging. On my rally Volvo, I replaced the idiot light with a bigger brighter one in the middle of the dash for exactly that reason.

I understand the good reasons for an ammeter, but if I'm driving and the voltmeter shows above 13v, that's good enough for me.
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