[DML] Re: faulty volt gauge..

["painterdave72" <painterdave72@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "drdhdmd" <doctorDHD@xxxx> wrote:
> hey again i attached the voltmeter at the battery.... I will have to check the 
cluster of ground wires on the front frame.. the ones in the back are nice and 
new and clean with new bolts so it shouldnt be them ... any other guesses?? 
thanks .Dave..
> 
> Where did you attach the voltmeter?
> 
> If you connected it at the same terminals as the gauge they should 
> read the same.
> 
> The gauge may read different from the measured voltage at another 
> point, like right at the battery.  This is due to the "voltage 
> dropped" across the wiring and connections when current is flowing. 
> E (volts) = I (current) times R (resistance).  Since you say it only 
> happens when you are running the fans and the accessories then it 
> sounds like a voltage drop caused by a bad wire or connection.  There 
> may be some common places to look.   Hopefully some others with more 
> specific info on the D will chime in...
> 
> D2 & 6530
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "painterdave72" <painterdave72@xxxx> 
> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Hi everyone.. anyone ever have their volt gauge on the dash read 
> wrong?? 
> > Mine is not readijng right cause i checked the charging with a volt 
> meter and it 
> > is right but the gauge on the dash is reading like ten volts when 
> fans and all 
> > are on but the volt meter is at fourteen.. it is fine when the car 
> is running with 
> > no accesories on.. where does this gauge ground at?? could it be a 
> corroded 
> > ground?? Does it ground with the bunch of wires on the left front 
> frame or 
> > somewhere else.. Thanks. Dave..








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