Injector resistance.

[Michael Farrugia]

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>On Mon, 15 Dec 1997 10:30:04 -0500, Frederic Breitwieser
><frederic.breitwieser at mcione.com> wrote:
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>>>NOTHING will. Lemme see, hmm 2 ohms static means 6A flowing thru an
>>>injector that's probably made to HOLD with somewhere between 0.5A and
>>>0.75A max. Whelp, me I'd guess it's fried. But if it WAS fried, it
>>>wouldn't measure 1.9ohms any more. Mysteries abound, eh?
>>
>>Well, it might be that the 2 ohm coil resistance is valid, and it DOES 
draw
>>6A when connected to a regulated power supply.  But, the injector 
might be
>>so clogged that it doesn't move, click, shudder, or anything 
mechanical.
>>
>>Just a thought  :)
>
>Well, yeah, that was the point, that it WILL draw that much current,
>which is WAY over the required hold current, and if left on very long
>would probably roast the poor lil puppy. So the mystery seemed to me to
>be how could it STILL measure 2ohms if all the above was true. The only
>thing I could think was that the 12V wasn't applied long enough to 
"free
>smoke". Definitely, the lack of sound wasn't the mystery; easily coulda
>been stuck, just like you say, or fried as I was wondering out loud, 
but
>then it wouldn't be measurin 2ohms no mo.
>
>Hope that clears up the confusion. If not, it ain't worth worryin bout,
>anyhoo.
>
>Garfield
>
Hello again.
I do not know why everyone is talking about this smoke!!.  I applied the 
12V by just thouching the wire for a split second and I do not think 
this will burn out the coil of the injector.
Thanks
Michael

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