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| | | | Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 93 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2018 Posts: 93 | I broke this trying to blindly feel my way around and remove this from the dash. Is this repairable somehow or do I need to start shopping for a new one? It appears that it just pressed in but I have yet to disassemble the gauge cluster to to look inside. Busted Ammeter Gauge Terminalfyi- I am also switching to 12v from the current stock 6v system if that skews the answer in any way.
Jason Working on my first restomod on a 1950 3100 Shortbed (235 engine, 3 on the tree, disc brakes, etc.) 1950 Chevy 3100 | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,993 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,993 | The 12 volt part won't affect it at all.
Not sure whether that can be repaired or not. Someone will know. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,875 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,875 | Unfortunately, that ammeter is beyond repair. That stud is pressed into a shunt that is very sensitive to resistance in the connection. You'll hear a lot of advice in about 3- - -2- - - -1 seconds that using an ammeter on 12 volts will cause something akin to the Chicago fire. I print those comments out and use them to fertilize my garden. Find yourself another ammeter, and rig a second shunt to bypass some of the charging current around the meter movement to keep it from pegging out for the first few seconds after startup. Drop me a PM and I'll describe how to do that.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
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