I know I've covered this ground before, but I'm still not getting it right. What I want to do is hook up my ammeter so that it will show me when the battery is getting amps from the alternator, and also show when I'm using amps when running stuff only off the batteries.
It seems to me the connection for this scenario would be for the main battery lead from the selector switch to go to one side of the ammeter, and from there to the terminal on the starter solenoid. This doesn't seem plausible, however.
The wonderful diagram that Don has posted before shows the orange lead from the alternator going to the ammeter, and thence to the IGN terminal on the ignition switch, with the red lead going from the IGN terminal to the terminal on the starter solenoid.
This would show all the current going from the alternator into the battery, but not from the battery out into the other devices. How can I make the connection so that I can see both usages?
It seems to me the connection for this scenario would be for the main battery lead from the selector switch to go to one side of the ammeter, and from there to the terminal on the starter solenoid. This doesn't seem plausible, however.
The wonderful diagram that Don has posted before shows the orange lead from the alternator going to the ammeter, and thence to the IGN terminal on the ignition switch, with the red lead going from the IGN terminal to the terminal on the starter solenoid.
This would show all the current going from the alternator into the battery, but not from the battery out into the other devices. How can I make the connection so that I can see both usages?
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