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Old 04-15-2007, 08:49 AM
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Default It does happen...

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Originally Posted by Woodz428
While I have never experienced it personally, an ammeter can short out an cause a potential fire.
I had that happen; not in my Cobra, but in my Datsun 2000 roadster. I hit a speed bump at a not too high speed and the ammeter in the dashboard shorted out, fried everything, small fire, lots of smoke, of course it resulted in a tow home. It really does happen.
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