Volt Gauge question

ok i got a Sunpro 2 1/2" Amp gauge and wanna hook it up but dont have anything other than the gauge cuz I stole it from my brothers cab he rolled lol, i'm gonna make my own custom mount prolly but i need 2 know how 2 hook this up first so I can monitor my battery to make sure i'm keepin a good charge and stuff, so do I just run a wire from the positive and negative on the battery to the back of the gauge? or is there more 2 it? and what kind of wire do u suggest using? because i have a bunch of left over speaker wire i could use if I have to
any help would b great! thanx guys

ok 1st things 1st you gotta shut off the flux capacitor, then you take a screwdriver and the wire and lay the wire on the battery terminal and smack it with the screwdriver and your all set :smoker2:

so i take it, all i do is hook it to the battery lol :D

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so can I use speaker wire 2 connect it 2 the battery?

correct me if i am wrong but if u hook it directly up to the battery the gauge will always be runnin right ? instead of off when you turn off the car

yea thats what i was thinkin,
i was gonna connect it to a toggle switch so i can turn it on after the cars on but i still need 2 know what kinda wire 2 use and how 2 hook it up, cuz i dunno if it goes to the battery or the Alt.... :( please help everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey man, ill sell you my oil pressure gauge...10 bucks!or cheaper

Originally posted by Stali08
Hey man, ill sell you my oil pressure gauge...10 bucks!or cheaper

lol, i already got one i wanna get ridda haha
tryin 2 talk a kid at school into buyin it lol

haha, thats awesome.

Originally posted by 1PhatCX
i dunno if it goes to the battery or the Alt.... :( please help everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think the volt gauge would go to the alt b/c when the car is running, the battery is pretty much useless, unless you have an amp hooked up to it.....once the car starts everything runs off of the alt.

my post didnt mean hook it up to the battery i was just bein dumb :bloated: sorry for the misunderstanding if there was one, im confused :confused:

how about hook one side up to a key switched circuit in the fuse box so it only comes on when the car is on like all the other gauges

yeah the autometer instructions say to hook to a switched wire like one from the back of the ignition switch and the other to a very goo engine ground, it even sais to run it through the fire wall to get to the block for a ground, i think thats a little overkill. but hey thats y they get payed the big money

Originally posted by mightytexn
I think the volt gauge would go to the alt b/c when the car is running, the battery is pretty much useless, unless you have an amp hooked up to it.....once the car starts everything runs off of the alt.

yea i was thinkin the same thing, do u know what wires 2 connect it too on the alt?

Quick wiring lesson. The wire to the alt is always hot. Look under the hood and follow the wire from the battery to the underhood rfuse box. The alt wire is on the same block as the battery wire, so the battery will see the same power as the alt, which should be about14.3-14.4 volts. Take regular shielded wire, not speaker wire, safety first, and put a switch on it. By wioring it into the igintion switch, you are dawring power from other parts that need it and your car amy shut off intermintly.

thanx alot man, thats alot of help :)
what exactly is Shielded wire?
and I can wire it to any kind of toggle switch right? and also, i'm assuming the battery needs 2 be disconnected while I do this right?
so lemme get this straight, connect the positive wire 2 the spot u mentioned in the fuse box for the alt and batter then the negative 2 the neg on the battery??

No.. Just hook postive to the postive battery termianl, and negative to the body ground, anywere. The battery sees the alt output.

alright awesome
and I'll disconnect the battery first of course hehe ;)
does anyone here have sunpro gauges? cuz i think a light goes in the back of it but not sure so i make hook an LED in there to light it up

also
whats Shielded wire???

Good wire that went ground itself out or send signals through the body ground and interfer with audio output. I use 1/0 shieled guage wire for my amp.

so i could prolly get it at any Audio Store then? just get thin sheilded wire? or is there a size i should look for?

No, you get it at auto zone. Something like 14 or 16 gauge wire should be good.

alright thanx alot :)
i dont think theres any Auto Zones in Canada tho.... not to my knowledge anyway but i'll find a place that sells em
thanx alot again :)

Originally posted by 1PhatCX
alright thanx alot :)
i dont think theres any Auto Zones in Canada tho.... not to my knowledge anyway but i'll find a place that sells em
thanx alot again :)

No there are no Auto Zones. But there is part source and canadian tire that sell that stuff.

yup i know alllllll about part source and canadian tire hehe
actually i goto CT like 4 or 5 times a week:rolleyes: lol i'll just wait till my next trip there haha