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toms-dad

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299 posts

261 months

Friday 5th June 2015
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Having pulled partly out the fascia panel to re-glue some instrument clips, I noticed a double black wire that I assume has disconnected from the ammeter. Only one wire and the light fitting are now connected.
The odd thing is that the double wires attach to a male spade connector about 5mm wide. The female terminal on the instrument is double the width and would take a spade connector twice as thick. Is this 'normal' or did they run out of the correct fittings that day?
PS electrics not my strong point.

Graham.

toms-dad

Original Poster:

299 posts

261 months

Saturday 6th June 2015
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Meant voltmeter!

Hoover.

5,993 posts

264 months

Sunday 7th June 2015
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don't cut the red cable or it will blow up......

not very helpful for your problem I know hehe

Loubaruch

1,401 posts

220 months

Sunday 7th June 2015
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When I rewired my dash the Voltmeter had the following connections:

Panel light, Black and red

Positive, Green

Earth, Two black wires connected to the spade terminal

Probably as the spade in your case is too small it fell out of the voltmeter when you removed the dash

Better to source the correct spade and re-solder to the two black wires.