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06-26-2006, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by blueranger

you might borrow an amp meter and see how much current your drawing straight from the battery... if its more than say 15 or 20 amps then the problem is in the compressor...

an amp meter looks like a C clamp and clamps around the outside of the wire.
and reads the magnetic field.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1000-Amp-Speedway-Digital-Clamp-Meter-Price-is-no-fluke_W0QQitemZ7631619421QQihZ017QQcategoryZ50961QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

You can bet that he doesn't have a problem with "current". It's either a switch or the CCU.

BTW, the clamp on ammeters don't work on DC..........no magnetic field.....

The clutch uses about 3 amps or so.

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