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Originally posted by Oldman
for that you'd need an ammeter, but since ammeters must be in in serie, its very impractical to have one that big in a car, however you can get some that are like a clamp that goes around the wire (senses the magnetic field) but they're more expensive
and the voltage meter reads off the battery, should jump up to around 14 when the car's running
ammeters would be a good idea for people drawing lots of power
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In addition most voltmeters have ammeters built in however current is limited in the cheaper models to about 10A or so and hall effect clamps that measure DC volts are quite pricey. To measure actual amps you are better off to go to an automotive parts store and buy one but unless you are actually trouble shooting your alternator I don't think it is needed.
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