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Old 08-14-2013, 08:49 AM   #10
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Re: Dummy Light to Gauge dash swap chaos! Help?

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Originally Posted by VetteVet View Post
you cannot run the alternator directly to the battery or to the starter terminal. You have to have a shunt wire between the alternator and battery connections.
Not so sure thats true. I have a wire straight from my alternator to the positive post on the battery and nothing else, and the gauge works well for me. Don't know how accurate the gauge is, but it gives me the indication I expect from a working alternator.
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