volt gauge or not?

I've bypassed/eliminated 2 amp gauges. One on a 79 D100 and on my '67 Dart GT. IMHO they're def a very week link in the wiring system. Everything we read corroborates that and I can tell you that I had the one in my truck burn my finger from the backside before the bypass was made. Suspected a bad connection through the gauge somewhere and checking the contacts discovered them to be tight. There's a lot of resistance through those gauges and current equals heat. Even though volt gauges aren't supposed to show if your alternator's charging and the voltage regulator is supposed to regulate to show a constant unvarying voltage we all know that's not entirely accurate. I can tell if my alternators charging by the slight increase shown on my volt meter with the engine running, even though it really shouldn't. It's easy enough to check if there's a suspect alternator.
The MAD bypass is very good but feel free to use larger wire than recommended...except for the links. That's what I did and feel very secure with it. It may have been overkill but confidence is key.