getting the Ih CC ready for winter.....

[angry1]

Thanks for the information

[Matt G.]

A voltmeter can simply be wired across the battery terminals.

[johncub7172]

Thanks Matt and R.Bedell for the info. So I guess it is safe to say that a amp.gauge is wired the same as a voltmeter.

[Matt G.]

Originally Posted by johncub7172

Thanks Matt and R.Bedell for the info. So I guess it is safe to say that a amp.gauge is wired the same as a voltmeter.

No...you are measuring two different things that cannot be measured in the same way. If you hook up the voltmeter like you would an ammeter, you will read essentially zero voltage. If you were to hook up the ammeter across the battery, you would probably either short the battery out or melt the ammeter, or both. To measure current, the ammeter has to be in series with the circuit, and to measure voltage, the voltmeter must be in parallel with whatever you are trying to measure the voltage across.

[johncub7172]

Thanks again guys!

[5 Cub Cadets]

From my old electricity days, an ammeter has low resistance, so you have to break the circuit (or take out a small piece of wire, which has low resistance) and complete the circuit with the ammeter (observing polarity) and current can now flow through the meter. In comparison, the voltmeter has high resistance (higher the better), so the voltmeter is placed across a device or battery, (observing polarity). Most times, if you incorrectly hook up a voltmeter, the circuit dosen't work or you get another chance to make the correct connections, in contrast an incorrect hook up of an ammeter, damages the meter, battery or device (not too forgiving)!