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Tooken delivery of a TIM ammeter for the 300 manual rebuild that getting a split charge in...the destructions in the box are sketchy and seem to suggest I connect both wires to the same (battery) terminal of the starter solenoid....can this be right?How?
Also I had it in mind to monitor the charge state of the starter batt and the secondary separately...can I wire up to switch between to show both?

Again,also,Ive come by a SUNPRO oil pressure gauge with no capillery,(and it is a capillery one!) does any one know the thread sizes I need to order fron Vehicle Wiring Prods to fit into my 300tdi?I'll be needing to use their tee piece so whats the thread into the block?I could go out and try out various nut and bolts but its raining,the barns full of sheep/series II/IIas and Ford D seriess lorries (ongoing projects/albatross round neck)

hopeful/bone idle shocksi:D

PS...and I have heard the ford acronym,Fix Or Repair Daily...and its true!
 
Yes the ammeter is an inline type of meter so should be on the Positive side with a suitable shunt for the size of current it is going to measure.
To use it for two batteries, you would have to have 2 shunts each one on in series with the postive cable and use a calibrated mini ammeter.
That way you would have a very small amount of current going into the cab.
 
Yes the ammeter is an inline type of meter so should be on the Positive side with a suitable shunt for the size of current it is going to measure.
To use it for two batteries, you would have to have 2 shunts each one on in series with the postive cable and use a calibrated mini ammeter.
That way you would have a very small amount of current going into the cab.

that's gonna be one heck of a high wattage resistor then ?
 
5.00005 milli-ohms, or 0.00500005 ohms @50W pretty sure they are going to be fairly expensive too. And that would give 100A per shunt
 
100 Amp 50 Mv Shunt
you would need to change the meter though

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