Ammeter burnt out should I replace?

Originally Posted by 67Dart273
Diodes:


(In the diagram, you would put the neg connection of the battery on the right hand end, and current would flow from right to left.)


This confused me. The shunt we are talking about is in the run from Alt to Battery + , right?

See Bill's post above. the diagram I referred to with that comment was only an explanation of a SINGLE diode operation. You will have TWO diodes, and current will flow in BOTH directions When you get the two bolted together, you will have the equivalent to the second diagram I posted: