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Ammeter is not related to the others.
It shows current in or out of the battery. Be super careful working all of the main wires since they all connect to the battery! On '62 I don't beleive there is even a fusible link. So if you ground anything in that circuit it will be welding!
The main circuit looks something like this, except no fusible link:
The other gages have sending units and probably work from the instrument voltage regulator.
They get power from the either the key switch direct or key switch through the fusebox. Then they are probably regulated to 5 volts at the instrument panel.
The '63 up instrument operation explained in detail in this Chrysler booklet.
Electrical Diagnosis (Session 185) from the Master Technician's Service Conference
But '62 could be different. Someone here should know if you dont have a shop manual.
Ammeter is not related to the others.
It shows current in or out of the battery. Be super careful working all of the main wires since they all connect to the battery! On '62 I don't beleive there is even a fusible link. So if you ground anything in that circuit it will be welding!
The main circuit looks something like this, except no fusible link:
The other gages have sending units and probably work from the instrument voltage regulator.
They get power from the either the key switch direct or key switch through the fusebox. Then they are probably regulated to 5 volts at the instrument panel.
The '63 up instrument operation explained in detail in this Chrysler booklet.
Electrical Diagnosis (Session 185) from the Master Technician's Service Conference
But '62 could be different. Someone here should know if you dont have a shop manual.
