Hi mark, You're sure right about that. And I'd do it, too, except for two reasons: I have a broken ankle and can only stand on one foot, and all my meters have blown fuses in the ammeter hole. That's normal for me. I am hopin' this is some bit of information that is commonly known. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano Bend, OR KG6RCR
On 8/20/2009 3:23 PM mark drillock wrote: > If you open the wiring box on the fire wall there is a threaded stud > with red wires attached with a nut. One of the red wires goes over to > the fuel injection and powers everything but the coil and ignition > module. Also in that box is a single connector with black wire. That is > the power for the coil and ignition module as well as the small > pick/hold current for the 2 relays nearby. You could measure the current > on each of those 2 wires. > > Mark > > > Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >> Anyone know offhand how many amperes it takes to keep the engine running >> at an idle? I'm talking about how much alternator current is needed only >> to keep the engine turning over -- not including power to do anything >> else like charge the starter battery or run headlights, etc. >> -- >> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott >> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") >> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano >> Bend, OR >> KG6RCR >> > |
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