Well I guess I shouldn't really call it MY solution. I have performed quite a bit of research and am going to complete the ammeter bypass/voltmeter addition in my J10. After reading through a lot of posts and studying up on other sites, here is what I have come up with.
Ammeter Bypass
I just upgraded to the CS144 so I have some urgency in completing at least the bypass. I have opted for an under the hood bypass since I don?t feel I will have eliminated much (if any risk) just switching the connectors to one post on the ammeter with that juice still running through ~15 feet of 20 year old wire, into harness and through the cab. I found an excellent under the hood bypass by Araknid75, found here:
http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=105253
And here is my art work of how I picture it. I am going to use 6 ga wire since I am running the CS144. Sound good?
That should take care of the fire risk from the ammeter.
Voltmeter Installation
I really want to maintain the OEM look on my instument panel. I am going to follow the procedure as shown by Ted_Z in the following thread with only one modification:
http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=17510
As I read through this he says he plans on just using the old wires to the voltmeter. As mentioned previously, this isn?t enough security for my taste. I am going to use an in dash accessory wire (radio power most likely) and tie into that. I already check the voltmeter part number he referenced and it is still available.
Please let me know what you think.
Ammeter Bypass
I just upgraded to the CS144 so I have some urgency in completing at least the bypass. I have opted for an under the hood bypass since I don?t feel I will have eliminated much (if any risk) just switching the connectors to one post on the ammeter with that juice still running through ~15 feet of 20 year old wire, into harness and through the cab. I found an excellent under the hood bypass by Araknid75, found here:
http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=105253
And here is my art work of how I picture it. I am going to use 6 ga wire since I am running the CS144. Sound good?
That should take care of the fire risk from the ammeter.
Voltmeter Installation
I really want to maintain the OEM look on my instument panel. I am going to follow the procedure as shown by Ted_Z in the following thread with only one modification:
http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=17510
As I read through this he says he plans on just using the old wires to the voltmeter. As mentioned previously, this isn?t enough security for my taste. I am going to use an in dash accessory wire (radio power most likely) and tie into that. I already check the voltmeter part number he referenced and it is still available.
Please let me know what you think.
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