Re: [T3] Carb o-haul part 1

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 20 Mar 00, at 22:14, Ginger D.&Peter P. wrote:

>     I'm a little baffled by what I found out tonight.  I found both 6v
> electro-cut-offs have 35 ohm resistance.  So I checked them with 12v, and
> they clicked!  That means they are still working after at least 10,000
> miles of 12v running,  maybe double that.

Their resistance is high enough that they don't dissipate enough 
power even at 12 V to destroy themselves. Pretty lucky, still you 
should sell these to someone who needs them and find a pair of 12 V 
units.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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