Wiring instructions pretty vague. Do I hook the ground put othe negative on the battery, and run a separate. Line to the gauge.?
828621
The tank is grounded from battery, to one of the side screws of sending unit. A separate wire from center of sending unit, to gauge. The sending unit will send a resistance signal which is read by gauge. no positive is used at all.
828622
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828623
One wire goes to the ground on the vehicles frame to one of the five perimeter bolts. The other wire comes from one side of the gas gauge to the center nut/bolt of the sender unit. No third wire was used on my installation.
513394
After my last response I remembered how it was wired. You will need to read voltage at the battery. On the back of the meter is a plug with a 2 wire pigtail. The pig tail wires are red and black. The black wire goes to the negative post on the battery. The red wire goes to the positive post on the battery and the battery voltage will light up and you can read it all the time. The problem wiring it this way it is always on and can drain the battery of its voltage over time. The other way is wire the meter through an off and on switch. The black still goes to the negative battery terminal but you need to bring a red wire from the positive side of the switch and then on the wire coming out of the switch take that wire and connect it to the positive battery post. When you flip the switch off and on the meter will register. If you are not sure when the switch is on or off. A multimeter can be used. Set to ohms put one lead on one switch connector and the other lead on the other switch connector. One side will be able to read ohms and the other side will not as you flip the switch back and forth. The side that reads ohms goes to the positive terminal. Hope this all helps.
2104042
Cut the plug off the end and connect it. I don't know what color wires that are used so skin back the insulation to see which wire goes to the ground, hot lead and neutral.
1178564
This is a distribution block only for positive, it does not have a ground bus to hook the negative wires to. Hook the positive feed from the battery to the screw. Then hook the individual circuits to the spade connectors and plug in the appropriate fuse. If you are using this in an automobile, the negative can be hooked to any bare metal from the frame. If you are using this on a boat, you will probably have to run a wire to the negative terminal on the battery.
1370895
Your power goes to the center connections #3 & #4 your sensor goes to #5 & #6 the load (whatever your using it for) goes to #1 & #2. There is no polarity so it don't matter which way you hook it up. The only thing on you load hook up #1 & #2 you should run the hot wire side through them. Good Luck Max ( I see clchoice gave you the same lay out)
1980505
it's always a good idea to use 8 gauge wire directly from the battery,fused with atleast a 20 amp fuse,otherwise a cigerett lighter hookup will work. r.cox
1192679
All you need to do is to attach a 12 gauge (red) wire from the gauge to your ignition switch or any other power source. Use the terminal on the ignition that is not activated during starting but is live at other times. The other terminal on the gauge goes to ground (black wire to your metal dashboard support). You can put a fuse in line near the ignition switch. There should have been instructions with the gauge - I bet there are explanations on-line... just Goggle Voltmeter hook up.Cheers
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You can hire a mechanic to install this for you if you are not mechanically inclined. However, it is simple enough to set up. Alternator wire (+) to one stud, starting battery positive to one stud, secondary battery positive to one stud and "exciter" wire to small stud (this is only hot when the ignition is on. I pig-tailed onto a circuit in the fusebox). You MUST use the recommended sized wire to the secondary battery. You will also need to solder and crimp the proper terminals to your cable or find a shop that can do this for you once you have the correct length of cable. The included instructions are adequate. Hope this helps. C
1207433
I think you could wire it either way. To check just wire them up on the ground. I am still installing mine
1352310
run 4 gauge, it does not require 0 gauge. run 4 gauge and make sure you are giving it enough power to produce its rated power.
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You would still need to ground it separately. Usually you can find a suitable ground very close to the fuse box.
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Since this is not a factory replacement gauge you will have to make the mounting hole and wire it yourself. It's well worth the effort to know your batteries' reserve.
1024323
Did you not receive instructions? It is simple. 1) drive a metal ground rod into the dirt next to where you will mount the unit. 2) then run a single wire on wood stakes around the protected area. 3) tie the single wire to the positive side of the unit. 4) tie the ground rod to the negative side of the unit. 5) Turn it on. Test by standing in bare feet on the ground and grab the hot wire. If you don't holler, it's not working.
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I installed this on a motorhome that has a series wired 12v system from 2 6v batteries. If by negative grounded you mean grounding to the negative terminal on the battery, I have had no problems.
708527
Just use the low voltage wire from the hareware store. It has the positive and negitive wires together.
781393
Very simple. You will need to buy wire to connect one terminal on switch to first battery. (Main negative line). Then connect other terminal on meter to main positive line line on last battery. I hope this helps..
803143
Have someone who knows wiring help you. Basically, you will connect the wires directly to your battery (or a fuse, if you wish) with the appropriate connector soldered on. one on the Red wire and one on the black. The connector looks like and "O" with a spot for the wire to be either crimped or soldered on.