Voltmeter gauge fitting
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Voltmeter gauge fitting
Hi I got voltmeter gauge I can connect negative to bolt on the screen which goes into the frame but where can I fit live wire to only come on when I turn ignition on any instructions or pictures would be great I got round voltmeter and it fits lovely in handlebar York
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Re: Voltmeter gauge fitting
Best to connect directly across the battery. Anywhere else will be compromised by the bike wiring system losses.
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Re: Voltmeter gauge fitting
Hi magg do you mean just wire it to battery if I do this won’t it stay on when I turn ignition off
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Re: Voltmeter gauge fitting
Yes, but a voltmeter should draw very little current, no more than 10 microamps. You should consult the specifications for the input resistance for your voltmeter.
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Re: Voltmeter gauge fitting
I wired mine to a switch so it can turned on and off when not in use. Also worth adding an inline fuse just in case the positive wire was ever to short out on something.
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Re: Voltmeter gauge fitting
Thanks for reply I’ve had the old voltmeter on the bike tested today with the engine not running I connected the multimeter to the live and negative wire on the back of voltmeter and it read 12.5 but on the led voltmeter it read 9.8 it seems to be 3V out would this mean the voltmeter is at fault because multimeter reading on the wires going into voltmeter read 12.5volts?
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Re: Voltmeter gauge fitting
If you trust your multimeter then the "old" voltmeter is faulty.