Yup, gotta love irony.
For some time I've had a voltmeter saved in my eBay watchlist, and a couple weeks ago I decided it was time to finally order it. Handy to keep an eye on my battery state, especially with winter approaching.
So what do I find when I drive to work on the very same day the voltmeter arrives?
Oh joy, the charge light of doom. A quick check with my multimeter confirmed no charge, so I scrambled the garage and arranged for a new alternator to be fitted. About a week later and the car was back to strength with its new 150A alternator, so I got busy fitting the voltmeter.
Offered up in place of the ashtray (which I only ever use for used parking permits) it fits well and is clearly visible from the driving position. The feed was connected to the ignition live and ground terminal strips I had installed earlier, and the illumination feed was spliced into the rear window switch.
With the green filter added to the bulb it matches the original instrumentation pretty well (although it looks white in the pic because it's a bit brighter than the switches).
Charging like a good 'un, and no red light of terror either.
Take that Alanis!
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