Subject: Wire or Amps?]
From: Rotary Engine
Date: 7/18/2010, 11:38 AM
To: AAA Put this in the To box


Can you tell me what size wire I need, or how many amps the solenoid for a
Mazda starter draws?



Sandy McNabb

Renesis in a Glass Goose

As near as I can tell the the resistance of the solonoid is
about .8 ohm.

So the current will be about 15 AMPs. At 12 volts. V/R = A
http://www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm

Looks  like about 10 gage stranded wire.

Paul Lamar

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