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I took a voltage reading across the battery and got a nearly constant
output as suggested by one of you guys. So.o.o.o...I hooked up a wire directly
from the negative side of the coil to the guage and I get a good constant
reading. I guess going off the accessory fuse on the fuse box was not
realiable. Once again, I thank each on of you for your input. Jim
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Mail From: walt (Walt Boeninger)

You mean the positive side of the coil, unless you have it wired
backwards.....I've done that..... the Negative side goes
to the distributor to get grounded by the points.....

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> I took a voltage reading across the battery and got a nearly
> constant output as suggested by one of you guys. So.o.o.o...I hooked up
> a wire directly from the negative side of the coil to the guage and I
> get a good constant reading. I guess going off the accessory fuse on
> the fuse box was not realiable. Once again, I thank each on of you for
> your input. Jim
>
>
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Mail From: ckelly (Chris Kelly)

And that should read low because of the resistance wire.

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> Behalf Of Walt Boeninger
> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 1:25 PM
> To: A list for owners of Classic Mustangs
> Subject: Re: [CM] solution to voltage guage jumping up and down....
>
> You mean the positive side of the coil, unless you have it
> wired backwards.....I've done that..... the Negative side
> goes to the distributor to get grounded by the points.....
>
> (email redacted) wrote:
>
> > I took a voltage reading across the battery and got a nearly
> > constant output as suggested by one of you guys.
> So.o.o.o...I hooked
> > up a wire directly from the negative side of the coil to
> the guage and
> > I get a good constant reading. I guess going off the
> accessory fuse
> > on the fuse box was not realiable. Once again, I thank
> each on of you
> > for your input. Jim
> >
> >
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >
> --
>
> Regards
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> Walt Boeninger
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> norcal-saac.org
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Mail From: walt (Walt Boeninger)



Chris Kelly wrote:
> And that should read low because of the resistance wire.

...but only when the points are closed, when open it should
read pretty near battery voltage assuming a high internal
resistance VM. But when the car is running, it will
jump back and forth.... ;-)

Walt
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: (email redacted)
>>[mailtosad smileyemail redacted)] On
>>Behalf Of Walt Boeninger
>>Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 1:25 PM
>>To: A list for owners of Classic Mustangs
>>Subject: Re: [CM] solution to voltage guage jumping up and down....
>>
>>You mean the positive side of the coil, unless you have it
>>wired backwards.....I've done that..... the Negative side
>>goes to the distributor to get grounded by the points.....
>>
>>(email redacted) wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I took a voltage reading across the battery and got a nearly
>>>constant output as suggested by one of you guys.
>>
>>So.o.o.o...I hooked
>>
>>>up a wire directly from the negative side of the coil to
>>
>>the guage and
>>
>>>I get a good constant reading. I guess going off the
>>
>>accessory fuse
>>
>>>on the fuse box was not realiable. Once again, I thank
>>
>>each on of you
>>
>>>for your input. Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>-

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Regards
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Walt Boeninger
mailtosad smileyemail redacted)
norcal-saac.org


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