I hate Radio Shack

From: Kris Kirby <kris_at_catonic.net>
Date: Sun Jun 16 14:44:32 2002

On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, Tony Duell wrote:
> Hmm... In every UK car I have worked on, the starter motor itself draws
> about 600A on-load from the battery. This current is switched by the
> starter solenoid contacts which acts (in part -- it also moves the
> pinion into mesh with the flywheel) as a large relay.

How in the world do you measure such currents? I'd love to find out what
it takes to crank my '85 Sentra. I've got an oversized battery. 8-)

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