analog clock to replace ammeter?
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analog clock to replace ammeter?
anyone ever done this? i think it'd be pretty cool.. since the guage is worthless and i dont have a clock in the truck. just figured id ask so i may know where to look for a clock
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i figured i'd find a different way to mount it than by 2 sheet metal nuts, and run the wires through the holes in back.. i dont think the pcb wiring to the ammeter is in series with any other critical guage circuit, correct me if i'm wrong
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Originally Posted by notyettoday
i figured i'd find a different way to mount it than by 2 sheet metal nuts, and run the wires through the holes in back.. i dont think the pcb wiring to the ammeter is in series with any other critical guage circuit, correct me if i'm wrong
You tell us. :)
If you haven't got any wiring plans etc... say so, and I'll look into it... but my plans are for (early?) 75.
Kind like to change my ammeter to a volt meter. :)
I got a volt meter years ago, just never have got around to messing with it. :/
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Both posts on the ammeter are connected to the Batt +. One is direct and the other is through the shunt. The voltage drop across the shunt isn't enough to affect the operation of a clock. If you tied the clock between one of those posts and ground, it should operate fine.
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Originally Posted by 76supercab2
Both posts on the ammeter are connected to the Batt +. One is direct and the other is through the shunt. The voltage drop across the shunt isn't enough to affect the operation of a clock. If you tied the clock between one of those posts and ground, it should operate fine.
So where's the physical whereabouts of that shunt you suppose?
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Originally Posted by Alvin in AZ
That makes sense. 
So where's the physical whereabouts of that shunt you suppose?
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So where's the physical whereabouts of that shunt you suppose?
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This is the back of a 77 cluster.
http://www.clubfte.com/users/mil1ion...lusterBack.JPG
Here is the actual cluster as it was installed from Ford.
*Note the protective cover for the ammeter.
http://www.clubfte.com/users/mil1ion...lusterBack.JPG
Here is the actual cluster as it was installed from Ford.
*Note the protective cover for the ammeter.
Last edited by Mil1ion; Dec 10, 2006 at 03:03 PM.