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Originally Posted by sjh
This is an imperfect answer but for a DC system it's a place to start.
Measure the resistance.
Current = 12/Resistance
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Very imperfect !! Its an inductive load.
I for a while had a pair of wires running into the car that I touched together to make the starter go on my 124. The solenoid has 2 coils, a pull & a hold. It was not worth the effort to use a fuse. If it dont crank, just disconnect. I only used thin wires, about as thick as the temp gauge wire to the sensor.
Hope that helps.
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