So I just *had* to go and measure the current draw of this Jetta swap. ;^) Power supply relay circuit (ECU, injectors etc.) current draw: ign. on, engine off, 1.6 Amps engine at idle: 1.9 Amps, ~ 2.3 Amps at mid low RPM Ironically, the fuel pump and HO2S drew more: 2.7 Amps. Since the results were so low, I didn't bother revving the engine up much. Thanks for the help everyone! Neil. On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 7:55 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> I never find reasons to measure amperage very much, especially large amp > readings. > I have on old 30amp dash ameter I jumper in once in a while....like once in > the last 5 yrs. > I have an inductive ampmeter thing for starter current draw .. > but mostly ...I fix electrical things all over the place and don't need to > measure amperage very much. > I think 10 amps is the highest most normal meters read anyway. > I tried my little 30 amp digital thing from RS the other day ...on an > subaruvanagon ecu circuit .. > it didn't seem to want to work. How much that ecu draws is of little > concern to me anyway. It's fuse protected.
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