6 volt pos gr volt meter

On the volt meter you will see a + on one terminal. Wire that to the ground. the other terminal to the hot wire. Get the meter at any parts store.
 
I have one, 12 v. but the gr is the case and a 6 volt meter seems to be hard to find, not at napa anyway and nothing on ebay
Thanks for the reply
 
Best bet is a flea market. I picked up one at show/flea market. He had 2 and I should have grabbed both. A lot of the old stationary engines had them. I doubt you will find one anywhere else.
 
Curious, but if the ground (assuming chassis) is in contact with the gauge housing, why wouldn't a regular volt gauge work?

Wouldn't it be like switching leads on a hand held meter?
 
Mike B said:
Curious, but if the ground (assuming chassis) is in contact with the gauge housing, why wouldn't a regular volt gauge work?

Wouldn't it be like switching leads on a hand held meter?
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Yes but when you reverse polarity it reads backwards?
 
This is not rocket science 701.
Get a meter you like.
Mount it where you want it.
Run a wire (any color) to the battery side of the coil.
Run another wire (some other color) to a chassis "ground".
Hook them to the meter.
If the meter reads backward, switch the wires.
Put your tools away and go have a beer.
 
Pete, thanks for the reply. The problem I been having is no 6 volt gauges as well as 1 pos. term for the instrument, that leaves the housing to be a negative ground. Reverse them and it will read backwards. Also, I bet it would have to be isolated from the chasis ground
Thanks for the reply
 
Yes, you will need a communications type meter that has both terminals isolated.
Check on communications equipment websites.
 
Now that sounds like some good advice, never thought of that,
thanks
Seems like there should be more interest in this thought huh?
 
All the digital voltmeters I see still need 12v or more for their internal circuits. They can measure down to zero, but need the 12v to drive the display.
 
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