PeterD > wrote:

>On 11/2/2011 3:45 AM, Bernd Felsche wrote:
>> 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.

>I believe you will find there is a relay in the circuit. What year
>Golf is it? BTW, yes, it is a lot of current--more than one might
>expect.

1990. There's 4mm wiring into and out of the ignition switch when I
last had that part of the sah and steering column uncovered.

Current flow diagrams (two sources) draw it as direct-wired.
No relay.
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