Hall Effect DC amp meter
eBay has some new hall effect sensor meters rating -50 amp to +50 amp reads charge discharge no counting or anything these are similar to the 70amp ones that were available 6 or 7 yrs ago with ...
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My vehicle came with an analog Ammeter. When my alternator failed in early '06, I did not know it until the wipers moved at half speed. A voltmeter would have made the failure obvious. The OEM analog Ammeter moving 1/32" to the left went completely unnoticed, perhaps for 150+ miles of highway driving.
An Aftermarket tachometer now resides were the OEM ammeter once did.
I've been planning on upgrading the 11' parallel alternator charge path as it is a doubled 6awg jumper cables crimped before i had the proper tools for doing so. I could then just unhook the original/OEM ring terminal from alt(+) and run hall effect sensor by battery switch, and see total alternator amperage as desired.
An Aftermarket tachometer now resides were the OEM ammeter once did.
I've been planning on upgrading the 11' parallel alternator charge path as it is a doubled 6awg jumper cables crimped before i had the proper tools for doing so. I could then just unhook the original/OEM ring terminal from alt(+) and run hall effect sensor by battery switch, and see total alternator amperage as desired.
