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Re: Europa-List: ammeters

Subject: Re: Europa-List: ammeters
From: n3eu@comcast.net
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 17:44:30

> The BMA EFIS will support a hall effect ammeter. This is extra, not
> too cheap and I was quite keen to have an easily visible centre
> reading ammeter rather than a digital readout. Really just want to
> know the battery is charging as you say.
> 
> Paul

If that's all, then a simple voltmeter will actually tell you more than
an ammeter.  A fully-charged battery, fed by 14.0V from a constant-voltage
source at average temps, should not pull more than a fraction of an amp.
Can't even read that on a steam-gauge, 30-0-30 ammeter.

Reg,
Fred F.




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