Mark,
If the bouncing needle bothers you, there is an ammeter available that's an exact replica of our Veglia ammeter, but has different internals. It's rated at 100 amps and has an internal shunt, so it doesn't wave at you. The first time I saw it was in a Hall Pantera catalog but I bought mine from Precision Proformance.
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