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Marv D · 03-29-2012, 11:49 AM

Yeah I went to MSD because I thought you were nuts,, but the 6AL is .7 amps per 1000, the Digital 6 and 7's are only 1.1 per 1000,, How in the heck can they make 60000+v that will knock you on your @$$ over 50 times a second (at 6k) and only draw 6 amps!!!!! Electricity really puzzles me!

Things add up really quick don't they! People don't treat a battery as it is intended,, they think it is running the car. NO!! there called "STARTING BATTERIES" . The cars electrical system is supposed to be self sufficient in that the alternator provides 100% of the power the car needs,, PLUS enough to replenish the battery after you pull 40-80 amps cranking on the starter.

Shogun has some really good tech pages on race car electrical systems. Worth a read before you start stringing wires.......

https://www.shogunindustries.com/cgi...ech/index.html

Before you think ,,, that's for a race car,, not for me. The principle applies!!! don't ignore it.

03-29-2012, 11:49 AM	#2
Marv D Registered Truck Offender Join Date: May 2008 Location: hells training ground (aka Ariz) Posts: 3,118	Re: AMP draw Yeah I went to MSD because I thought you were nuts,, but the 6AL is .7 amps per 1000, the Digital 6 and 7's are only 1.1 per 1000,, How in the heck can they make 60000+v that will knock you on your @$$ over 50 times a second (at 6k) and only draw 6 amps!!!!! Electricity really puzzles me! Things add up really quick don't they! People don't treat a battery as it is intended,, they think it is running the car. NO!! there called "STARTING BATTERIES" . The cars electrical system is supposed to be self sufficient in that the alternator provides 100% of the power the car needs,, PLUS enough to replenish the battery after you pull 40-80 amps cranking on the starter. Shogun has some really good tech pages on race car electrical systems. Worth a read before you start stringing wires....... https://www.shogunindustries.com/cgi...ech/index.html Before you think ,,, that's for a race car,, not for me. The principle applies!!! don't ignore it. __________________ Still playin with trucks, even at my age! When you're dead, it's only a problem for the people around you, because you don't know you're dead. .....It's kinda the same when your STUPID. I just did my taxes and reviewed my SS statement. Thanks to the current administration it looks like I will only have to work till noon on the day of my funeral.