Re: Todays Tip of the day?

Posted by John T on September 15, 2019 at 11:55:30 from (45.16.200.171):

In Reply to: Todays Tip of the day? posted by JDEM on September 15, 2019 at 08:29:56:

Having been an electrical engineer, electrical hobbyist of 60 years, a farmer and used tractor dealer, I have seen so many different types of, for the lack of a better word, "gauges" or "meters" referred to differently I couldn't count them. Much of this is a matter of semantics or local preferences or different terminology used in different trades or even geographical locations.

The tip "An ammeter shows amps being charged (+) or dis-charged (-) and reads from center to a range like -30 to +30, whereas an amperage gauge shows just the amps flowing in the electrical line. "

While that's NOT how I, an electrical engineer, might necessarily have phrased the tip, I understand the tipsters comment and based on experience and years of observation in the field find some merit in it. AS this is a tractor forum and as car truck and tractor ammeters indeed indicate + Charging amps INTO the battery, or - Discharging amps OUT OF the battery that term makes sense. Similar, having seen and designed "gauges" or "meters" for use in n circuits where the ONLY consideration was current flow period and there never was any doubt as to its direction, I understand the use of the term amperage "gauge". When I was an electrical designer and farmer and tractor dealer I more typically saw the term "ammeter" used in automotive applications, while in industry where it was ONLY the amount of current flow that was being measured and it was always one way, I often (not always) saw the terms "amp gauge" and yes also "ammeter" used. I'VE SEEN THEM CALLED/LABELED BOTH

Hey guys this forum is full of OPINIONS AND PREFERENCES AND WAYS OF DOING THINGS AND there is room for differing OPINIONS be they absolutely perfect or not and just because one person thinks one way or calls something one name is not the end all and ONLY way its done everywhere in all trades and locations. This is NOT "My way or the Highway" land lol. In nearly 30 years on here I've not found anyone to be perfect !!!!!!!!!!!! Has anyone else ???

TO EACH THEIR OWN OPINIONS AND PREFERENCES AND NAMING OF DEVICES and just because two cant agree does NOT make either a bad person.

Again, in all my years of design, engineering, and the specs I've written or reviewed, I've seen current measuring devices referred to as "ammeters" and I've seen devices referred to as "amp gauges" OR BOTH OR MIXED N MATCHED but OFTEN (not always) the zero centered + and - were called/labeled ammeters, while the single direction were often (not always) called/labeled gauges OR yes also ammeters.

Call then what you please is fine by me and I will do the same and we can both think were absolutely perfect lol I don't see this discussion as THERES ONLY ONE ANSWER AND NO ROOM FOR DISAGREEMENT !!!!!!!!!!! Each are free to call the instrument a meter or a gauge as they so wish, live and let live is my motto.

All here are free to agree or disagree with the tip and I've seen it done EITHER way so only you (no one else) can judge who is right and who is wrong, I say NEITHER...……...

John T

Replies:

• Re: Todays Tip of the day? JDEM 15:04:20 09/15/19 (1)
  • Re: Todays Tip of the day? John T 16:43:03 09/15/19 (0)

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