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Old 09-15-2010, 05:09 PM
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"A starter motor from a normal 2 Litre car draws between 60 and 200 Amps when turning over the engine when the oil is warm and thin.
I'm calling BS on a 200 amp starter draw on a 2 litre car, even when cold. Such an occurance would be catastrophic and indicative of serious problems with the car, (see the band aid scenario above).

So, you running a DEISEL in that Cobra and expect to draw a 1,000 amps at 36 to 48 volts anytime soon? Puhlease, lets keep it real around here. The above examples are for the most part "fantasy", hypothetical, technically correct under extreme conditions only.

Technically it wouldn't hurt to have a 300 amp circuit breaker on your car, hypothetically you might even need it sometime. Like, when hell is about to freeze over.
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