09-09-2015, 10:12 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Southbury,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA, 428, 4 speed Toploader, Jag rear, Red with White stripes
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Originally Posted by patrickt
You did. There's no way that's only pulling 15 amps. If you take your headlights alone, two 60 watt bulbs is 120 watts, divide that by 12.6 volts, and you get 9.5 amps for the lights alone. I'll look at your other post on "Bad Starter" to see if I can see what you're doing wrong.
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You're right, it was either the gauge or me. I went out and re-did it this morning and it was not 15, it was 5 amps. when I saw that, I tried it on the 10 amp scale and it gave me about 2 amps. I canned the whole idea with this gauge. I went to Sears today and bought the clamp gauge you suggested. I will try again Friday or Sat. I am just putting the probe on both sides of the CB. Speaking of the CB, I got the new one today(type 3). What a cheap looking piece of crap compared to the metal auto resetting Type 1 that is in the car now. Last week I tested the resistance in the old CB and it read zero or .01ohms, I forgot. I will do the same to this new one and see what I get.
Just went out and checked it. It flashes a number for a split second and goes to 0.000 immediately. The number looks to be .750 most of the time before it flashes to zero. When I say split second I mean it. does this sound right?
In testing the CB I just went from stud to stud and disconnected no wires. . I guess my thinking was I just wanted to see what was running thru the breaker. Maybe that is why the very low reading. Please enlighten me on the Patrick procedure correct way to do this test...LOL
Dave
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