molly Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 :hi: can someone give advice or wireing diagram to fit ampmetre to my series 111 landy thanks molly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Woodward Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 :hi: can someone give advice or wireing diagram to fit ampmetre to my series 111 landy thanks molly Hi Molly, you need to disconnect the main feed wires, if I remember correctly they are on the starter solenoid, one or two thick brown wires. Extend these and connect them to one side of the ammeter. Connect the other side of the ammeter back to the terminal you removed the originals from. Hope that makes sense! The connections need to be 100% and the correct size of wire used. Why not fit a voltmeter, much easier to wire in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 If you really do want an ammeter.......... Look at the starter solenoid, on the terminal connected to the battery there should be a collection of brown wires. Remove these but keep them connected together and insulate, then connect this junction to one side of the ammeter. The other side of the ammeter connects to the post where the brown wires were removed from. Switch the lights on and the ammeter should move to -ve, if it moves to +ve reverse the connections on the back of the ammeter. Beware though, the wires to the ammeter need to be thick as they carry all the electric current (except the starter motor current) between the vehicle and the battery. Use grommets and route them so as to prevent chaffing. Personally I'd use a voltmeter instead, with practice you can get as much information about the electrics as you can from an ammeter, and they're easier and safer to instal. Paul.......SNAP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 voltmeter aka battery condition gauge, a ex-110 one would do the job or from Europa spares a vdo version about 28 quid plus vat/postage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoSS Posted July 26, 2007 Share Posted July 26, 2007 I can give you at least 2 reasons why NOT to fit an ammeter: 1) A voltmeter tells you twice as much. Voltage & charge (by change in voltage) 2) You will have to break into high current wires, causing unreliability & potential fire risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 I can give you at least 2 reasons why NOT to fit an ammeter:1) A voltmeter tells you twice as much. Voltage & charge (by change in voltage) 2) You will have to break into high current wires, causing unreliability & potential fire risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 ok guys thanks for info looks like a voltmetre is my best bet thanks again molly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandyManLuke Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 If you want to fit an ammeter, there's no reason why not to. The trouble is, to do the job properly, you need to use a shunted ammeter, which avoids running high current wires to the gauge. The trouble will be finding one at a price you want to pay, due to the accuracy needed to make the shunt, and ammeter (ok, it's a voltmeter), they aren't cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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