In a message dated 00-05-15 08:38:49 EDT, you write:
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We are wiring up a car that has MGA instruments. We are installing a
one-wire alternator.
In the original wiring schematic, all generated current goes through the
ammeter. Does anybody know if this original ammeter take the current
generated by a modern one-wire alternator?
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I could be wrong (as in the case of the MGA Twin Cam), but I owned an MGA for
18 years, restored it, and think I know something about the car. They never
had an ammeter. You could easily install an ammeter, a 30 amp +or- would
work fine with an alternator. I installed an alternator on mine. I used a
Nippon-Denzo (1985 Toyota Tercel) one wire alternator. Toyota calles it the
high speed alternator. Good for 6,000 RPM +. I use one on my MGB vintage
racer.
Rod Schweiger
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