Circuit Breaker on Ammeter Bypass

Thanks for all the thoughts. My wiring is in excellent shape. I, too, disassembled my bulkhead connector and cleaned all the terminals by carefully sanding with 320 grit and even dipped the ends in muriatic acid for a few seconds--really takes it down to bare brass. And I put it all back together with dielectric grease, so that part of things is in good shape. The dash harness is totally uncut and I've had it comepletely apart and all wires are flexible and good. Oh yeah--I also have put my headlights on relays, so I took that load out of the picture.

And ok, you're right RMCHRGR, I am talking about more than removing the ammeter from the circuit--I want to avoid running my charging circuit through the bulkhead, too. :-)

I've also always wondered if an alternator is rated at, say, 60 amps, and the battery is dead and you just got a jump start, what prevents the alternator from pumping all 60 of those amps through the charge circuit and into the battery?? I hope someone can school me on that one.