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litemup
 Post subject: Voltmeter
PostPosted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:12 pm 
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This is kinda dumb simple question but I need to know how to hook in my volt meter in my dash, It is all I have left to hook up. I just run a leads to the + and - sides from the voltmeter to the + and - sides of the battery right. Just like using a hand held voltmeter.

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 Post subject: Re: Voltmeter
PostPosted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 10:35 pm 
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Yes, except you probably want to hook it to a circuit that only gets power with the key on so the voltmeter goes on with the key.
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 Post subject: Re: Voltmeter
PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:33 pm 
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The instructions on my voltmeter said to hook it up this way. Ground the - side of the gauge to where you have mounted the gauge. Hook the + side up to a hot post in the fuse box. Very simple. :lol:
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 Post subject: Re: Voltmeter
PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:42 pm 
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Hmmmm, I hooked it up and went + to + and - to -. it read backwards. I hooked the - to a hot when my switch was on and the + side to ground and it showed what my test meter did right off the battery.

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 Post subject: Re: Voltmeter
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Sorry.

Guess I shoudn't have answered this one. LOL!
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