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Steve_P 
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 Posted: Jan/21/2020 at 9:53pm |
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the 68-9 RP amp gauge wiring is heavy gauge (#8?) like the alternator lead. I've stripped a few down. I agree it's stupid to run 30A+ into the car, but I've also never put an amp clamp on the wiring. There's no added resistance in the harness - unless it's in the gauge and I can't see that's possible as that'd melt the dash.
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tomj
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Eep! IF that's where the fusible link is, absolutely you are 100% correct. I was thinking that it was a feed for the rest of the gauge cluster. Speciically not ammeter. My bad. |
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If you aren't set on keeping things original, you can replace the ammeter with a voltmeter. I've done this with my pod, using a 2" gauge Bosch sells. It's actually pretty simple to do, gives you more useful info than the ammeter (though this might be a matter of opinion), and gets rid of the need for that fusible and running the fat wire all the way from the front to the interior and back (and the potential failures that come with it).
You'd need to do a little modification to the back enclosure of the gauge pods, because the Bosch gauge has studs that are offset from the spacing of the OE ammeter. You'd also need to remove the metal can used as an enclosure for the Bosch gauge (really simple to do), then make some slight changes to reduce the circumference of the gauge face plate to make it look right. I'm thinking of putting together a picture tutorial to show what I did, but it's a pretty straightforward process when you have the parts laid out in front of you. All the same, let me know if you're interested and I'll get something posted some time this next week.
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Here are the instruction sheets from my NOS 70 kit. Not a lot of detail but hope it helps. I think
     69 would connect the same.
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Posted: Feb/01/2020 at 6:19pm |
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If there's a heavy wire or wires on the amp gauge then i would have to assume that the gauge is not a shunt type. The junction block may simply be a connection point.
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Right.
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