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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,
> d