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Subject:Re: Engine Died
From:Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Date:Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:08:56 -0700

I think my suggestion may be unsafe!

Potential Amp load on that length of 1.0 wire might too high?

Please correct me if I'm wrong but back feeding B+ through the 1.0
black/red 50 wire in junction box would take a long path back through
1.0 wire to fuse panel, then ignition switch 50 then out to starter
via 4.0 then 6.0 wires.

On 3/30/20, David Beierl <dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote:
> It draws about 20 amps until the solenoid pulls in, then about five after.
>
> Yrs,
> d
>
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 1:54 PM David Beierl <dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> To actuate the starter, would it be risky or electrically unreliable
>>> to somehow connect B+ from alternator stud to the red/black 50 circuit
>>> wire at round T7a/6 of round connector in engine bay junction box?
>>
>>
>>  Love it!  Not risky at all.
>>
>> Six of us are way better than one. :)
>>
>> Yrs,
>> d
>>
>

-- 
Neil n

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