

| Subject: | Re: Electrical puzzle |
| From: | OlRivrRat |
| Date: | Sat, 16 Jun 2018 10:47:01 -0600 |
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I was under the impression it is a 5.0MM wire ~ Suppose close enough ~
On 16 Jun , 2018, at 10:12 AM, David Beierl wrote:
>>
>> Wires may not get "tired", but they do have resistance and the resistance
>> is proportional to the length.
>
>
> That's why VAG used a 6.0 mm^2 (fat 10-ga) wire to run from the panel back
> to the solenoid. That will drop maybe 0.2V, which is far less than the
> 1.5V maximum recommended drop for a starter control positive wire going to
> a two-stage** solenoid.
>
> **The Bosch starter solenoid has a pull-in winding that disconnects when
> the solenoid is fully engaged, leaving a lower-current holding winding in
> action.
>
> Yrs,
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