In the days when I was in college and my tiger was my daily driver, a local
electrical shop had fixed the charging system by running a new wire across
the firewall. Later, when I had more time to examine what they had done, I
realized that they had bypassed the ammeter. I found the faulty connection
in the original wire, and removed the wire they had added. On my car, the
ammeter connects to one of the posts on the voltage regulator on the
driver's side, and to the bundle on the solenoid on the passenger side.
Bob Burruss
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>Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 00:57:32 -0400
>From: Chris Thompson <cthompson@rrinc.com>
>Subject: RE: Ammeter connections
>
>My understanding is the original wiring diagram is incorrect, and most
>wiring harnesses do not have correct
>connection points. Any clarifications from anyone else on the list would
>be most appreciated by me as well...
>
>I ran two new wires. Using a heavy gauge, (like 16 or lower), run from
>one side of the ammeter to the cluster of wires on the starter solenoid
>(sp?). Remove the cluster, and using a bolt, bolt them all together with
>the ammeter wire. wrap securely with shrink-wrap or somesuch. Then run
>another wire from the solenoid post back to the other end of the ammeter.
>Switch the wires at the ammeter if it is running wrong (of course you
>need to know if you're charging or not!).
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