Initial experimentation with external shunt ammeter

The shunt or wiring to it could fail no matter where it is located. The remote shunt and connections to are somewhere besides in the dash/gauge. The remote shunt gauge has wires so small that the 76 a-body gauge is wired through the printed circuit board like other gauges. Its only sensing the current through the shunt. So 76 circuit board and wiring harness are 1 year only also ( unless the 77 Spanish Dart is the same, I don't know ).
My Duster , after changing to a Mopar volt reg, and your gauge, is charging, and showing it! Unless the drunk *** neighbor that claims he worked on airplanes in the Air Force, but can't fix ****, comes over and " helpfully" bends and disconnected a field wire, before " kindly " being thanked in loud cursing, then it shows a drain....