Next up today I wired up the ammeter shunt, and then made a plastic cover to prevent anything dropping on top and shorting it to earth.
To make the cover I decided to sacrifice an old plastic storage tub that I didn't need, plus it's orange, which looks pretty good. The pictures below show how I made it.
This cover is very light weight, so I'll dispense with a doubler plate and just fit a couple nutplates direct to the firewall. But that'll need to be next time. By the time paint had dried and my cover assembled, it was too late in the day.
Ammeter shunt is now wired. This measures alternator amps
I cut up a plastic storage tub to make a cover for the ammeter shunt
The finished product, ready for installing another day
