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MG TD TF 1500 - Volt meter for MGTD

I am thinking of replacing my Ammeter with a Volt meter. Is it possible to buy a voltmeter for an MGTD that matches the faces of the original gages?

Thank you,

Frank Grimaldi
Frank Grimaldi

If you are using the stock generator on the MG the Ammeter is the correct gauge to use.
The Regulator limits the voltage thus the variable is the current.
In a modern car with an alternator, the current is limited thus the voltage is the variable and that is what is monitored.
JA Benjamin

Frank,
You might just hide a voltmeter down under the dash somewhere in sight. ...might be very discrete and make it a small digital readout. An ammeter might let you know what's happening this very second, but a voltmeter can tell you the big picture.
I wish more auto & offroad manufacturers stuck real meters on these days. Will add voltmeter & ammeter to my Case skidsteer loader soon; they expect us to fly blind!
I added a voltmeter, as well as air/fuel ratio meter, boost gauge and a bunch of LED idiot lights (oil pressure, water temp overheat...) to our TD.
Very soon, I'll stick a Bluetooth ODB2 wireless transmiter to a Honda ...read out engine functions to a laptop on the fly.
I've thought about adding late model fuel injection to our TD and add all the above bells and whistles!
As for a period correct matching voltmeter, can't help you.

just another crosswired engineer!
JIM
Jim Northrup

This thread was discussed between 04/12/2011 and 06/12/2011

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