[NJARC] Ampmeter on 1935 Harley Davidson

[Robert Bennett]

I'm siding with Al. The early generators on cars and bikes were not reliable at all so ammeters were a necessary gauge if you wanted to keep the battery charged long enough to have spark!

Bob Bennett
On Mar 12, 2013, at 5:39 PM, Aaron Hunter wrote:

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> My '49 Ford panel, '48 Dodge and '31 Model A all have ammeters.  As long as the needle is on the plus side of "0", everything is A-OK.  A voltmeter would be a little hard to read and not as reactive as the ammeter.  An ammeter shows a discharge right away while with a voltmeter, by the time you realize the voltage is low, it might be too late.
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>> Does anyone know why a 1935 Harley Davidson Motorcycle would have a ampmeter mounted on the top of the gas tank rather than a voltmeter?
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