Found my dads original 1971 duster!

Your missing my point.
The board is what it is. It just made me wonder what has been changed.
The ammeter may not be an ammeter - that's what I was getting at.
It should look like the one I posted.

If the fuel gage is suspect, then take it out and look at it. It can be checked out - there's a number of threads where we've done this - and also factory tech tips.

Follow your nose and eyes. You see a place where the ammeter stud contacted something - well thats the battery connecting and shorting.

The electrical diagram is just like a road map. We don't take every road, we just follow the ones we're interested in. The electrons follow a path connecting them from positive to the negative.
Ya, I hear you. Mine is definitely a bit different looking than that one. I’ll call them tomorrow and maybe they can tell me if there’s has the ammeter in it or if they’ve designed it with something else in its place. The builder ordered the circuit board from them, so I’m not familiar. Thanks, mattax