It's powered by the ECU but grounded to the cylinder head.  So I will
definitely check the draws.  If you expect them to be inductive loads, can
I still trust greater resistance to indicate lower draw?

On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 10:40 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>wrote:

> At 08:56 AM 5/25/2012, pickle vanagon wrote:
>
>> Any reason this is a bad idea?  Am I pushing up against a fuse limit?
>>
>
> Check your Bentley.  If it's driven directly from the 15 circuit I think
> it unlikely to be a problem.  If it's driven from the ECU I'd be much more
> cautious - at least measure the draw of the two components and be certain
> that the new one is </= the old.  They're both inductive loads I imagine,
> so I don't expect that to be an issue as such.  Again, if the ground side
> goes to the ECU instead of to the chassis I'd at least think twice.  Can't
> look myself for the next week or so.
>
> Yrs,
> d
>