Re: [Amc-list] Inst. cluster lights

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

<snip>
> Two, for some applications they don't draw ENOUGH curent! Alternators 
> and oil idiot lights. As I discovered, even modern 3-wire GM style 
> alternators need "some" current through the idiot light to turn on. An 
> old fashioned lamp draws like 100mA - 300mA, and the LED lamp is like 
> 25mA. My alternator won't start (light is on) until I rev it, just once, 
> past 2000 rpm. Then it works great. One of these days I'll put it back...
</snip>

Not sure if this will help or not but when a volt meter is used, power 
is routed through a 10 ohm resistance wire. One of the test procedures 
mentions using a 10 ohm resistor rated at 6 watts so that's 500mA (I think).

Matt
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1968 Rambler American sedan
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