Tom Wesenberg
Well-known member
I thought you had a full time short, without even starting the engine.
Total Electrical Failure
- Thread starter Chris Van
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Chris Van
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Dear Mike V.; Tom W.; Tim B.; C26 Pinelake; Cool Hand Lurker; Willie Krash; Bob C.; H.L. Chauvin; Greg Jones.
Wow you guys are clued up. I am seriously impressed. Yep, it was the ammeter. Special thanks to Mike for the wiring diagram, which I have saved. I had actually soldered the ammeter some time back when I shorted it out by mistake when I was fixing the dashboard light which I buggered up when I was replacing the fuel cork... thank God the whole thing didn't explode. So my solder job had eventually disconnected hence effectively making the ammeter broken. I have resoldered it but I guess it's time to buy a new ammeter for peace of mind. Many, many thanks and best wishes from South Africa. By the way I use my car as a daily driver ... a real head turner in Johannesburg as I never, ever see anyone else using a classic, let alone a vintage car as a daily driver.
Wow you guys are clued up. I am seriously impressed. Yep, it was the ammeter. Special thanks to Mike for the wiring diagram, which I have saved. I had actually soldered the ammeter some time back when I shorted it out by mistake when I was fixing the dashboard light which I buggered up when I was replacing the fuel cork... thank God the whole thing didn't explode. So my solder job had eventually disconnected hence effectively making the ammeter broken. I have resoldered it but I guess it's time to buy a new ammeter for peace of mind. Many, many thanks and best wishes from South Africa. By the way I use my car as a daily driver ... a real head turner in Johannesburg as I never, ever see anyone else using a classic, let alone a vintage car as a daily driver.
H. L. Chauvin
Well-known member
Hi Chris,
On the AHOOGA Model A Forum, if you do a search under Africa, through the years, as far back as 1998, I remember a gentleman from South Africa with a 1930 Tudor named Brian Noik, Tel:082-416-9584; & another Model A owner was D.J. Voyce from Johannesburg, w/Out Of Africa A's; both of whom had Model A's & used to post a few messages during the 1990's.
Also, years ago, when insulated ammeter rear nuts were difficult to get, many Model A owners connected ammeter wires with regular brass or steel nuts.
Then they provided cloth tape to insulate the entire recessed area of the gas tank behind the dash panel to avoid electrical sparks from un-insulated electrical connections during or after dash panel installation.
Maybe best to contact Bert's or watch e-bay to try to obtain an "original" ammeter.
In my opinion, the new ammeters sold by Model A vendor's from China, (up until about 2-3 years ago), are of very poor quality & fit very loosely in the dash panel.
Just hope this helps.
On the AHOOGA Model A Forum, if you do a search under Africa, through the years, as far back as 1998, I remember a gentleman from South Africa with a 1930 Tudor named Brian Noik, Tel:082-416-9584; & another Model A owner was D.J. Voyce from Johannesburg, w/Out Of Africa A's; both of whom had Model A's & used to post a few messages during the 1990's.
Also, years ago, when insulated ammeter rear nuts were difficult to get, many Model A owners connected ammeter wires with regular brass or steel nuts.
Then they provided cloth tape to insulate the entire recessed area of the gas tank behind the dash panel to avoid electrical sparks from un-insulated electrical connections during or after dash panel installation.
Maybe best to contact Bert's or watch e-bay to try to obtain an "original" ammeter.
In my opinion, the new ammeters sold by Model A vendor's from China, (up until about 2-3 years ago), are of very poor quality & fit very loosely in the dash panel.
Just hope this helps.