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Originally Posted by Diesel911
The Fuse is 80 amps. I would expect the Fuse to burn long before it reaches 144 amps.
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It was a math exercise. If the fuse is 80a, then the resistance of the glow plug has to be more than 2.178 ohms (if the battery is at 13.2v) to not blow the fuse. I'm not makin' this stuff up...Ohm's law holds everywhere.
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Last edited by whunter; 02-22-2011 at 11:54 AM.
Reason: repair code
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