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Old 11-11-2008, 12:51 PM
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Measured the resistance on the electric choke: 9 ohms.

9 Ohms with 12 Volts? That's 1.3 A. Or, about 10% of the fuse on the circuit I'm considering (fuse #4, which comes from the ACC on the switch, and to the voltage regulator.

Sounds like a lot of current, to a guy used to the digital world...

So, I suppose the coiled heat element is made out of something like Tungsten, that changes resistance with temperature (thus, reducing the current).

Ponder, ponder, ponder...

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