Ammeter waving when ignition is on.

Do you mean current going through other circuits causing magnetic field and interfering with the ammeter? That still sounds like a problem.
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No. The ammeter needle is movement is caused by the current going to or from the battery.
Lemme find a photo.

Here's the back view,

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The metal plate carries the current around the pivot of the needle and creates a magnetic field.