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Originally Posted by patrickt
It doesn't matter. Here's why: Even if you had a 500 Amp alternator, that doesn't mean it's pumping out 500 amps. If you have a 40 amp load on the system, and your battery is fully charged, your alternator will be putting out maybe 42 amps. And how many amps will be going through your ammeter? Only two. That said, I am a proponent of a shunt wire around ammeters in our cars. You can read about that in this thread: Flickering alternator gage. |
Just use a 10 ga wire as the shunt jumper? Any specific length recommended?