GM> -=> Roy J. Tellason said to Greg Mayman
GM> -=> about "VEHICLE LED'S" on 10-11-03  12:06.....

GM> RJT> I'm used to vehicles with ammeters...   Most of the old mopar stuff
GM> RJT> I've been driving for years has had them in there.  Except this last
GM> RJT> one,  which for some dumb reason has a voltmeter,  instead.  Why they
GM> RJT> started doing that is beyond me.

GM>The reason is simple. It's a lot easier and cheaper to add a
GM>voltmeter to the circuit than an ammeter.

Just a simple question. Why do the great majority all the diagnostics
specify voltage readings rather than current readings in trouble
shooting alternators in official manufacturer's vehicle shop manuals?
:-)

Jay

GM>And as long as there is an extra guage on the panel, most idiots
GM>will be happy.

GM>Remember the cars that came out with a clock pretending to be a
GM>tacho, by matching the speedo in its size and placement? And the
GM>ones that disguised their idiot lights as extra guages?


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