Hi mark,

You're sure right about that. And I'd do it, too, except for two reasons:

I have a broken ankle and can only stand on one foot, and all my meters
have blown fuses in the ammeter hole. That's normal for me.

I am hopin' this is some bit of information that is commonly known.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
Bend, OR
KG6RCR

On 8/20/2009 3:23 PM mark drillock wrote:

> If you open the wiring box on the fire wall there is a threaded stud
> with red wires attached with a nut. One of the red wires goes over to
> the fuel injection and powers everything but the coil and ignition
> module. Also in that box is a single connector with black wire. That is
> the power for the coil and ignition module as well as the small
> pick/hold current for the 2 relays nearby. You could measure the current
> on each of those 2 wires.
>
> Mark
>
>
> Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>> Anyone know offhand how many amperes it takes to keep the engine running
>> at an idle? I'm talking about how much alternator current is needed only
>> to keep the engine turning over  -- not including power to do anything
>> else like charge the starter battery or run headlights, etc.
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>> Bend, OR
>> KG6RCR
>>
>