Starter solenoid current?
"Bernd Felsche" > wrote in message
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> Something I don't know ... and can't seem to find out all that
> easily.
>
> I'm trying to figure out the current draw by the starter solenoid,
> (not the starter motor) at terminal 50.
>
> It's powered through the ignition switch in the Golf GTI but the 4mm
> wiring has me baffled. That's too much current to go through a
> little ignition switch if the wire is sized for current capacity.
>
> So I assume it's sized to avoid voltage drop, which leaves me none
> the wiser regarding the current actually drawn by the starter
> solenoid.
Why not put an ammeter in series?
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