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Steve Kirk
Does anyone have a diagram of how to wire the ammeter in a series 5?
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Steve
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Steve
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Ed, it appears that you have the ammeter wired into the alternator output circuit, so it only shows the output from the alt, and does not indicate drain, so the more accessories you turn on, naturally the more the alternator puts out and the higher your ammeter shows.
Interestingly, in most light aircraft the ammeter is wired exactly this way, for a reason I've yet to discover. Maybe Rick can explain the logic.
Ed,
Robin, I don't think yours is wired the same as Nick's. Nick says his shows the output from the ALT. Some of that current may go into the battery and some may go into the lights etc. You can't tell which. It's not the worst way to wire it, but not quite as informative. From your description yours seems wired to show what current goes into the lights etc. Some may come from the Alt and some may come from the battery, but as your ammeter is wired you cannot tell. If the alternator quit, you would still show the current going to the load, but you would not know that it was coming from the battery (until it dies!!), and not from the alternator. That's why it is wired wrong.
regards,
Tom H
Nick says his shows the output from the ALT. Some of that current may go into the battery and some may go into the lights etc. You can't tell which. It's not the worst way to wire it, but not quite as informative. Tom H