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Old 05-24-2005, 12:40 PM
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Best place to tap in for a Voltimeter gauge?
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Just plunge a railroad spike right into the battery.....Maybe not..... :-P
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My volt gauge went here (like Steve Schwing) -
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I grounded under the lower dash here -
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Default with a meter, I noticed

that when you open the fuse panel, and you see the two torx bolts up closer to the top, the one marked with the yellow paint is a direct connection to ground, and the other one is +5VDC...

or maybe they're opposite

point being, one's an unfused +5 and the other is GND
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Ok where did you tap into for volt?
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under the dash forward to the left. The big lug marked 75A (1 of 4) is a switched hot lead that goes right to the battery. Good idea to Fuse your voltmeter if you tap this one.
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LOL!
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That's where I tapped for power.... AND definitely fuse it!!!
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