"Clocky" > wrote:
>"Bernd Felsche" wrote

>> I'm trying to figure out the current draw by the starter solenoid,
>> (not the starter motor) at terminal 50.
>>
>> It's powered through the ignition switch in the Golf GTI but the 4mm
>> wiring has me baffled. That's too much current to go through a
>> little ignition switch if the wire is sized for current capacity.
>>
>> So I assume it's sized to avoid voltage drop, which leaves me none
>> the wiser regarding the current actually drawn by the starter
>> solenoid.

>Why not put an ammeter in series?

Because it could fry the poor thing ...
Most multimeters maxo ut at 10 Amps.
I suspect that it could be 30A, if not more.
Bosch book says 30 to 70A, depending on the size of the starter.
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