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Offline Ewen

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6 or 12 amp ammeter?
« on: 26.09. 2021 19:35 »
On my GF with 6v battery should I fit a 6 or 12 amp ammeter? Advise would be appreciated.
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Re: 6 or 12 amp ammeter?
« Reply #1 on: 26.09. 2021 19:55 »
A 6 A one may be off-scale when the headlight is on and the engine is stopped or idling.

Does that matter to you?
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Re: 6 or 12 amp ammeter?
« Reply #2 on: 26.09. 2021 19:58 »
Does that damage the ammeter TT?
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Re: 6 or 12 amp ammeter?
« Reply #3 on: 26.09. 2021 21:40 »
No.
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Re: 6 or 12 amp ammeter?
« Reply #4 on: 26.09. 2021 22:41 »
The 6V system has an 8amp meter. I have never seen a 6amp one.
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Re: 6 or 12 amp ammeter?
« Reply #5 on: 27.09. 2021 07:30 »
Quote from: trevinoz on 26.09. 2021 22:41
The 6V system has an 8amp meter. I have never seen a 6amp one.
Me neither.
It's always struck me as weird and unnecessary that makers fitted the -12+12 ammeters on 12v systems where there are half the amps flying around  . . .  My bikes have a mixture of the things according to what I had to hand - by far the best being the (larger) white-faced Miller ammeters in my humble. Steady needles, and easy to read without my bins on!
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