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<x-charset iso-8859-1>On Thursday 11 October 2001 13:35, Jim Adney wrote: > On 11 Oct 2001, at 14:11, Jaranson, John (J.W.) wrote: > > Until I can get a new switch and/or fix my switch, I want to wire in a > > secondary push button starter switch. Anyone know what the pull-in > > and hold amperages are for the 6V solenoid. My Bentley has the 12V as > > 35/11 for Bosch and 30/12 for VW solenoids > > > > If the power required is the same, that would be 60-70 amps pull-in > > for the 6V! Is it really that high? No wonder the switches wear out. > > I've always been suspicious of these numbers, too. Most sources > quote the same high numbers, though, so they may be realistic. I > would expect the 6V current to be twice the 12V current, so yes, > the old switches have to be very high current. > > I'd love for Russ to write back and explain that all those old > numbers are wrong! > Sorry I haven't replied before this. I have been in the hospital. (heart attack) Everything is cool agian though. I am in the same company as the vice president with a "stent". I just looked at my old electrical school notes from 1966, and they say 30/15 amp for the 6V solenoid. sounds like they just improved the effiency of the solenoid for the 12V solenoids. -- Russ Wolfe '71 Fastback AT '66 Fastback MT (IT RUNS) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe </x-charset>