With all my charging problems I have wanted to install an ammeter to see if the battery is actually charging, as you can only tell so much from the voltmeter.
I spotted a small cheap ammeter with a shunt, the was capable of 200 amps measurement.
It was also very thin and fitted in the center panel perfectly. I have now officially filled that free space!
The last picture shows my charging system generating 1 amp of charging current at idle.
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Hi, that looks like a nice job. I have a f650sc and would like to do something similar. Could you possibly tell me where you bought the meter and what the connection system is to the battery? I was thinking of looking for a wireless (electric field) type meter. Any help would be appreciated!
Hi Michael
Yes indeed, it was quite a while ago when I installed this, but I did use a shunt type ammeter, like you say. It was similar to this one on ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100V-DC-12V-Car-Digital-Voltmeter-Ammeter-LED-Light-Amp-Volt-Metre-/182097991975?hash=item2a65e2d927:g:d5QAAOSw2ENW66mp