Aircraft Ammeter Shunt Wiring Diagram
Bought an ammeter and shunt from china with no instructions how to wire it.
Aircraft ammeter shunt wiring diagram. Alternator ammeter problem piper showing 1 15 of 15 messages. There are a couple of possible variations in the wiring location of the shunt. Mooney m20c sold c from the shunt or anl in my case run a 4 wire to the starter contactor. Shunts and meters must be matched by their ratings and calibration.
Connect the terminals on the shunt to the terminals on the back of the gauge case using 18 gauge wire. Air core 270 sweep part number size. The with the battery removed from the aircraft and the master on the resistance from the main bus to the input terminal of the vr. Uma external ammeter shunt uma ammeter shunt 30amp 60amp 80amp and 100amp.
Of the alternator to the left terminal on the ammeter see wiring diagram. The location we show in the wiring diagram is the most popular. Alternator ammeter problem piper. Use 18 gauge wire to connect the terminal marked g to ground.
See my schematic below. Ammeter installation instructions pdf for db9 connector only shunt data sheet. Connect an 8 awg 10 0 mm. These gauges are not tso certified.
For example a 50 amp 50mv meter requires a 50 amp shunt. Ammeter and a large 6 gauge wire that runs to the battery contactor. I ll show you how. In this video i show how to properly wire an ammeter amp gauge with a shunt to measure amps.
1 1 4 2 1 4 volt meters note. Strategies for monitoring dc current for a discussion about ammeter positions in dc electrical systems. Mation for the mooney model m20r serial numbers such as flight controls wiring schematics for the a shunt type ammeter with push for volts is lo. A 200 amp 50mv meter requires a 200 amp shunt.
In the diagram above the wire colours shown in brackets refer to model tc0002. The ammeter meter move ment is connected across the shunt.