Ammeter bypass

[diesel_lv]

what a disgrace you found that LOL

Well I understand You calling Yourself a disgrace. I on the other hand, understand it's importance on a car that has much more electronics going on. Thankfully I had a good fusible link even after the mod. Melted it and a few other things due to the high amperage draw. Can't imagine had I left it original. 2-40 amp initial draw electric fans w continuous 20 amp, 3 amplifiers for stereo, fuel injection w a 130 amp alternator. I now skip alternator to starter relay and bulkhead. I go alternator directly to battery and then feed from battery to appropriate relays and battery to bulked and starter relay. Works flawlessly now.

 

[72RoadrunnerGTX]

Ammeter isn't the only method to monitor the system.

I suppose if you want to limit your “monitoring” to the change/no charge status, a voltmeter can do that just as well as a simple “idiot light” can. The rate of battery charge/discharge will indicate a whole lot more real time information about what’s going on if you understand what it’s telling you. Any serious monitoring of DC circuits involves ammeters in some form.