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Re: [T3] Wiring Voltmeter


On 18 Sep 2006 at 12:24, Steven Cooper wrote:

> What do you guys wire voltmeters to?  I find if I wire mine to a terminal on
> the fuse box which runs off the ignition circuit that it only reads about
> 11V with the engine off.  If I wire it one of the terminals which is always
> live, it reads 12-13V.  What is the best way of wiring it up?

It will read whichever voltage you connect it to. The fact that you 
get this much voltage difference between 2 different points which 
should be about the same indicates some sort of problem. It's 
impossible to be sure of this without being there, looking over your 
shoulder, but this sounds like you have a rather large resistance 
somewhere, possibly in the ignition switch.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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