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Attempted to wire my ammeter like described and when I hit the key the gauge went all the way to the left and then popped back to center and the gauge started smoking. What did I do wrong? Yellow to ground and the red to a keyed 12v.
In post 4 you will see a photo of the Rocketman volt meter. Notice where the needle is, at the far left, not in the center position. An Amp meter will have the needle in the center position at rest, meaning no power - key OFF. Based on what you describe above it would seem you installed a Amp meter, which is why the needle is spring loaded to the center position.
Jim
11-13-2021, 07:27 PM
