Hi John,
I expect this is correct. The initial 20 amp "spike" is over so quickly
that most meters won't even see it. The 1.5 amps that you see is likely
the 20 amps in reality.
Dave Russell
BN2
John Adamik wrote:
> I installed a new overdrive solenoid and went through the setup per
> the manual. I had read from an old overdrive article (club magazine,
> Norman Nock) that upon initial power up, the solenoid should draw
> about 20 amps, then drop to 1.5 to 2 amps. With a direct connection
> to the battery, I see an initial 1.5 amps, dropping to about 0.9
> amps.
> Does
> this sound right?
>
> John '62 BT7
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