old cars had voltmeter and ammeters. to make the car's instrumentation simpler. manufacturers replaced them with idiot lights or charge malfunction indicator light. of course the predictables (voltage is regulated when the engine is running and the alternator is working satisfactorily) don't need elaborate gauges. similar to aircraft instrumentation. the flight crew, the pilot, co pilot, navigator and flight engineer tend to panic if one gauge is fluctuating or some warning lights flicker. but with this similar scenario, on military aircraft, should it happen while forward deployed in a hostile area, the crew will try to fly it back home. if the malfunction happens in say for example hawaii, puerto rico or japan or europe, the flight crew will use this as an excuse to stay at club med for a considerable time. the warning lights should suffice as long as you do your routine preventive maintenance.
unless you want it to look like this
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f258/c-...tos-99999.html





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