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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