Okay so i recently bought an AEM Anologe boost gauge. Well I guess I didnt wire it right, because when I was driving they said if it stays a zero then its not hooked up right so I hooked it to a switch I took the red and pink wire to the switch then took the ground straight to the battery then took a positive and negative from the battery to the switch. the gauge turned on but it spins all the way around and points straight down. i started the car nothing. Im confused of what wrong. Can anyone help??

 

Unit model number.

 

call aem.... their technical support is awesome

 

30-5132..

dang wish I saw it earlier lol i will call them next day i work on it..
what gets me is that when i hooked it up like they wanted it still didnt work, at first it was blinking like they said it would so i rewired it now its not blinking but still says there is a problem? WTH like nothing but a head ache makes me wish i bought and autometer i hear they are simple ;|

 

If wired correctly the unit sould flash the needle all the way around and re-center itself. The unit has 2- 12 volts, 2- grounds and a pink ignition wire to turn it on. If those are wired correctly. The unit should work. Make sure the analog wires are not shorting out on anything. Do you have the boost source hooked up correclty?

http://www.aemelectronics.com/Images...%2030-5132.pdf

The unit will give faults codes if its not hooked up right.

 

what i have is the two twelve volts ran straight to the battery, the two grounds ran straight to the battery, the i have the pink running to a switch it stead of ignition. But it does its start up where it goes all the way maxed but it doesnt move from there. I checked my solenoid all the wires where fine. I think it could possibly be that solenoid its self. The manuel they give you say if anything is wrong no matter what the gauge will point straight down. So im not sure? I havent had a chance to call AEM yet

 

If all is wired correct. The the sensor or the gauge is at fault and I would not sweat the install.

 

Ok so today i got to work on the gauge, and IT WORKED idk what i did so i wired it up ran all the wires through the car and now it doesnt work WTH ?!?!?! my dad who works on packing machines thinks its my switch cause i got a switch thats lights up he said get the basic of the basic and see if thats it. What do you guys think?

 

Also since it worked i didnt call AEM then after i got finished wiring it to see it didnt work it was to late so if its not the switch they will def be getting a call tomorrow!

 

Why do you have it on a switch?

 

dont hook it straight to the battery..... with no fuse. amperage draw would nuke that gauge in a millisecond

 

[QUOTE]Why do you have it on a switch?/QUOTE]
take the easy way out..
I called AEM they think its the gauge and want me to send it in.