Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao02.cox.net ([68.230.241.37] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b5) with ESMTP id 141767 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 06 Jun 2004 14:34:49 -0400 Received: from BigAl ([68.107.116.221]) by fed1rmmtao02.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02 201-2131-111-104-20040324) with ESMTP id <20040606183417.OSLU7173.fed1rmmtao02.cox.net@BigAl> for ; Sun, 6 Jun 2004 14:34:17 -0400 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: LS1 Coils - amp draw? Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 11:35:14 -0700 Message-ID: <000001c44bf5$021b97d0$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C44BBA.55BCBFD0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C44BBA.55BCBFD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The peak current draw on the LS1 coils is 9A EACH. This can happen on startup before the EC2 can compute the proper dwell time. Average amps is much lower during normal operation. Prior to any discussion of fuses vs CBs; this issue needs some clarification. Is it possible for more than one coil to be drawing this level of current at the same time? I have 6 coils on my 20B; three on each circuit with a 16 AWG wire. This could be frightening! Al ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C44BBA.55BCBFD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

 

The peak current draw on the LS1 coils is 9A EACH.   This can = happen on startup before the EC2 can compute the proper dwell time.  Average = amps is much lower during normal operation.

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Prior to any discussion of fuses = vs CBs; this issue needs some clarification.  Is it possible for more than = one coil to be drawing this level of current at the same time?  I have = 6 coils on my 20B; three on each circuit with a 16 AWG wire.  This could be = frightening!

 

Al

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