But remember:
The high-current burst when the solenoid is engaged will burn out the switch
faster.
And that gearsshift-mounted switch is getting hard and expensive
to replace! A relay would pay for itself after a while.
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 08:50 AM 6/25/2003 +0100, you wrote:
>Kevin,
>
>Well, my 1500 has the no-relay layout for O/D, and it works just fine. Once
>the solonoid is activated it should draw very little current, you only get
>current flowing significantly in the short moments between flicking the
>switch and the solonoid completing its movement. There's no problem with
>the relay-free system for carrying that.
>
>Richard & Daffy
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