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Of course it depends upon how the ammeter was wired into your car. Original wiring?
Simplest option is to connect the two wires together that were connected to the ammeter. But then you have extra wires coming and going through the firewall for no reason. They provide an opportunity for a short to ground on an un-fused circuit, so some chance of a fire if they short.
It is better to eliminate those wires if possible. If you trace the wires, I suspect they will go back through the firewall and into the engine bay. One wire should be connected to the fuse box. The other wire is probably connected to a brown wire that goes to the starter solenoid - the same connector on the solenoid where the thick battery cable connects. You'd take the brown wire that goes to the starter solenoid and connect it to the fuse box at the same place where the one wire from the ammeter is currently connected to the fuse box.
From WSM 145 for series V:
Mike
Simplest option is to connect the two wires together that were connected to the ammeter. But then you have extra wires coming and going through the firewall for no reason. They provide an opportunity for a short to ground on an un-fused circuit, so some chance of a fire if they short.
It is better to eliminate those wires if possible. If you trace the wires, I suspect they will go back through the firewall and into the engine bay. One wire should be connected to the fuse box. The other wire is probably connected to a brown wire that goes to the starter solenoid - the same connector on the solenoid where the thick battery cable connects. You'd take the brown wire that goes to the starter solenoid and connect it to the fuse box at the same place where the one wire from the ammeter is currently connected to the fuse box.
From WSM 145 for series V:
Mike
Good thread here on wiring a voltmeter, where I see you were a participant.
forum.sunbeamalpine.org
Mike
Wiring colour.
I have an (disconnected) amp gauge on my Alpine 5. The car has an alternator. I am going to replace the amp gauge with an volt-meter because it is more sense. Brown and brown-white are the amp wires. But what kind of wires am I going to use for the voltmeter so I will have "UK standard wire colour"?
Mike