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Jun 20th, 2022, 15:26 | #911 | |
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The 15A rating on the solenoid is likely to be the holding current, the pull-in current will be about 2-3 times that figure and then you also have the inrush current on top of that. You will almost certainly find the pushbutton rated at 15A is for resistive loadds only, not inductive and if it has an inductive current rating, it's likely to be in the region of 6A continuous and no inrush current rating. I also know from experience that the inrush current of the pull-in coil in the solenoid is in excess of 60A, the pull-in coil takes about 60A and then the hold-in is usually about 20-30A . Keep an eye on it and see what happens but i wouldn't mind betting you end up fitting a relay.
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I have a push switch on my Estate. As far as I know there is no relay hidden away. It was on the car when I bought it about 12 years ago. An ordinary looking switch. If the car hasn't been started for many weeks it can take 20-25 seconds churning to get fuel to the carbs. The switch appears to handle this OK and I've never noticed it get warm. This switch would appear to have an adequate rating but it is only in the small wire to the solenoid. All the amps are being routed through the solenoid. This, in its own way is acting like a relay.
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Track record has shown that no additional relay is required, but a momentary Start Switch with a minimum 10-15A rating is suggested. As pointed out, it is switching the highly inductive Sol, so the contacts of a switch with any lower rating would not survive for long. Cheers |
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234598310810 A "bolt on" upgrade for £200 or to be more exact, £199.95 on ebay. Mine was cobbled together from pieces of scrap, rough welding etc just to prove the concept. I do intend building a better version and painting it eventually but also looking into a rotary bead breaker and then motorising the whole shooting match. Reckon my whole budget for building the "new improved" version and motorising it will be less than £200 so i won't be buying one anytime soon!
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Back to red wheels for the summer...
The silver wheels with lower profile tyres were a great success, but as I'd originally intended, I've reverted to the red wheels (165/80 tyres and very shiny hubcaps) for the summer:
... GAM looks quite stately in comparison. Overall I think I slightly prefer the silver wheels; I'll put them back on the motor car in November for the winter. One downside is that the speedometer will read slow again with the 165/80 tyres fitted - I'll go out to test by how much against the GPS app on my cell phone in a mo. Alan :-) PS. And the answer is: the speedo reads 10% slow with the larger tyres.
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