An ammeter indicates the current flow through the battery charging system. A "zero center" ammeter, during chargine, shows a (+) positive reading indicating the current is flowing to the battery (charge). A (-) negative reading indicates current flowing away from the battery (discharge).
Faria Performance Tips
Wiring - Due to the high cureent loads present in many ammeter applications, ammeters must be wired with wire not lighter than 10 AWG.
The Faria/Beede Instruments, Inc. has been manufacturing “World Class” Instrumentation in Uncasville, CT for more than 50 years (Established in 1956) and has grown from a company that primarily produced tachometers for the marine and auto industries into a company that today offers a multitude of analog and digital engine monitoring instrumentation to a wide range of global markets.
In the early 1960’s Faria/Beede started producing tachometers with the Ford Motor Company. The first application was for the Comet Rally Pack and the Falcon Sprint. Faria/Beede later designed and developed tachometers for the famed Mustang and Shelby Cobra. Faria/Beede has supplied Volkswagen of America, Chrysler Corp. During this period Faria/Beede was producing more than a million tachometers per year.
By the Late 1970’s Faria/Beede’s customer base expanded to include such equipment manufactures as Caterpillar, Allis Chalmers, International Harvester, Bobcat, etc., etc. Stationary power equipment and Gen-set manufacturers, all who found Faria/Beede instruments to be rugged enough to withstand the most harsh environments.
An ammeter indicates the current flow through the battery charging system. A "zero center" ammeter, during chargine, shows a (+) positive reading indicating the current is flowing to the battery (charge). A (-) negative reading indicates current flowing away from the battery (discharge).
Faria Performance Tips
Wiring - Due to the high cureent loads present in many ammeter applications, ammeters must be wired with wire not lighter than 10 AWG.