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Some clarification. By Dave Shoe - 11/25/2002 12:14:04 PM; IP 12.104.160.195 I'm not familiar wit the Shelby ammeter, and I'm a little confused by the terminology. Ammeters have a shunt. A shunt is what develops the current signal which the meter movement uses to deflect the needle. A shunt is just a "calibrated resistance" blade of copper or tin plated copper or nickel plated copper. Ammeters which have a low resistance between the two connection terminals have an internal shunt and require comparatively heavy gauge wire be run to them. Ammeters with a high resistance have an external shunt (remote shunt) and only need two small wires run to the gauge. This is my preferred gauge type for a car. I'll continue reading this topic, but just had to add this little tid bit of info, as I'm presently a bit slow at figuring out what type of ammeter is being discussed. Shoe.

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Skip Navigation Links.  How can I test ammeter on my Shelby? -- holliday, 11/24/2002  First, let's make sure the hook-up's Ok... -- Mr F, 11/25/2002 Some clarification. -- Dave Shoe, 11/25/2002  It works, Thanks! -- holliday, 11/28/2002  RE: How can I test ammeter on my Shelby? -- Pete' Ponies, 11/25/2002

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