A 90 degree bend in the copper strip where it attaches to the ammeter points the extra connection terminals away from the dash, and also makes them easier to access if one wire needs to be removed or tightened. Those electrons don't mind making an extra turn!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!