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loubob · 09-03-2015, 09:29 PM

I installed a good used original ammeter and all is working as before.
Ammeter runs @ +10 while driving, as did my original one.
Had the Chinese repro checked @ electrical shop and they said it was screwed up and not working correctly.

As always thanks for your suggestions/advice.

Loubob

Mike V. Florida · 09-03-2015, 10:24 PM

Yea those repro parts can really bite your a$$.

morrisgauge · 10-07-2015, 09:27 PM

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I will recommend that all original ammeters should be serviced prior to use. The original design is not intended to last 80+ years. They can get very hot due to resistance in the bridging or the formed fiber frame can warp to create a dead short. Be careful.

09-03-2015, 09:29 PM	#1
loubob Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Syracuse,NY Posts: 264	Ammeter problem follow up I installed a good used original ammeter and all is working as before. Ammeter runs @ +10 while driving, as did my original one. Had the Chinese repro checked @ electrical shop and they said it was screwed up and not working correctly. As always thanks for your suggestions/advice. Loubob

09-03-2015, 10:24 PM	#2
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Ammeter problem follow up Yea those repro parts can really bite your a$$. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

10-07-2015, 09:27 PM	#3
morrisgauge Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 86	Re: Ammeter problem follow up Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I will recommend that all original ammeters should be serviced prior to use. The original design is not intended to last 80+ years. They can get very hot due to resistance in the bridging or the formed fiber frame can warp to create a dead short. Be careful. __________________ www.morrisgauge.com Our eBay Items!

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