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Old 12-02-2005, 10:02 PM
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amp gauge or volt gauge

which would be better and why

already know that a volt gauge is hella easy to install and set up but what about an amp gauge that you have to hook up to the alternator and how many wires is it, is it easy to install to get it to work right...

and that i would need to find a 120A, amp gauge too
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Old 12-02-2005, 10:16 PM
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volt gauge is all you would need unless you had a serious stereo setup in a car strictly for bass competition

if someone should wants to try to prove me wrong please go ahead because i am not sure of the benefits of having an amp gauge

here is what i have
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Old 12-02-2005, 11:14 PM
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heres my set up but i'm in the process on upgrading my gauges to a better location on the steering column http://www.autotechinteriors.com/pro...oduct_epod.php

and i will be upgrading my gauges to a larger set, as well

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Old 12-02-2005, 11:19 PM
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I have a voltmeter gauge, and my 2 farad cap has voltage readout also. The voltmeter gauge is on a cf a pillar pod.
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Old 12-03-2005, 12:32 AM
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wow....post happy squirrel?
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just found my answer not what i was looking for but oh well can't win 'em all

http://www.egauges.com/ATM_Tips.asp?...terammeter.htm
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Tsunami has a digital AMP/Volt fuse block, But I guess you would have a hard time putting that in the dash somwhere. They also make a digital volt meter that is made to go in the dash.
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superfreestyle,

where did you get that readout? fits perfectly in the switch knockouts!
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Looks like a stinger volt gauge mounted in a modified gb switch.

I have a Stinger volt gauge that I mounted above the rearview mirror.



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its a tsunami gauge fabbed into a gb switch
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