How much current does a 6V starter motor pull?

Anyone know what sort of current a 6V starter motor draws?

Considering putting in a push-button starter and need to know approx.
how beefy it needs to be.

Ta.

Dangermouse wrote:
> Anyone know what sort of current a 6V starter motor draws?
>
> Considering putting in a push-button starter and need to know approx.
> how beefy it needs to be.
>
> Ta.
>


The starter motor draws *hundreds* of Amps.

Fortunately, your push button only has to carry
the solenoid winding current. Even so, on a 6V starter,
the initial current draw for the solenoid is 35 to 40 Amps!

You won't need a button rated for the full draw since the
solenoid Amps drop off quickly as the plunger seats (it has 2 windings).
But you still need a switch which won't overheat/burn up on the first push.

One with an actual rating of 15 or 20 Amps should do the trick.

Speedy Jim
http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/

"I have no use for a car which has more spark plugs than a cow has teats!"
Henry Ford, when advised that Chevrolet was introducing a 6-cylinder engine.

You could use a relay near the starter. Then the switch could be light-duty
and much less of a fire risk in case of a short circuit.

"Dangermouse" > wrote in message
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> Anyone know what sort of current a 6V starter motor draws?
>
> Considering putting in a push-button starter and need to know approx.
> how beefy it needs to be.
>
> Ta.
>

"Papa" > wrote in message
hlink.net...
> You could use a relay near the starter. Then the switch could be
> light-duty and much less of a fire risk in case of a short circuit.
>
> "Dangermouse" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> Anyone know what sort of current a 6V starter motor draws?
>>
>> Considering putting in a push-button starter and need to know approx.
>> how beefy it needs to be.
>>
>> Ta.
>>
>
>

<sigh>

Joey Tribiani wrote:

> "Papa" > wrote in message
> hlink.net...
>
>>You could use a relay near the starter. Then the switch could be
>>light-duty and much less of a fire risk in case of a short circuit.
>>
>>"Dangermouse" > wrote in message
groups.com...
>>
>>>Anyone know what sort of current a 6V starter motor draws?
>>>
>>>Considering putting in a push-button starter and need to know approx.
>>>how beefy it needs to be.
>>>
>>>Ta.
>>>
>>
>>
>
> <sigh>
>
>
BwhaHaHaHa!

"Speedy Jim" > wrote in message
t...
> Joey Tribiani wrote:
>
>> "Papa" > wrote in message
>> hlink.net...
>>
>>>You could use a relay near the starter. Then the switch could be
>>>light-duty and much less of a fire risk in case of a short circuit.
>>>
>>>"Dangermouse" > wrote in message
egroups.com...
>>>
>>>>Anyone know what sort of current a 6V starter motor draws?
>>>>
>>>>Considering putting in a push-button starter and need to know approx.
>>>>how beefy it needs to be.
>>>>
>>>>Ta.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> <sigh>
> BwhaHaHaHa
LOL....thank you James....<G>.... was just funny...folks SO quick to yell
relay, that it assumed that the ignition switch has gone bad...was never
even said....<sigh>.... anyone need a box of 009's?

Speedy Jim wrote:
> Joey Tribiani wrote:
>
>> "Papa" > wrote in message
>> hlink.net...
>>
>>> You could use a relay near the starter. Then the switch could be
>>> light-duty and much less of a fire risk in case of a short circuit.
>>>
>>> "Dangermouse" > wrote in message
>>> oups.com...
>>>
>>>> Anyone know what sort of current a 6V starter motor draws?
>>>>
>>>> Considering putting in a push-button starter and need to know approx.
>>>> how beefy it needs to be.
>>>>
>>>> Ta.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> <sigh>
>>
> BwhaHaHaHa!


GRRR.

BOO.
HISS.

Jan

Yeah it is funny.

Last weekend I had to replace the starter on my Ford POS... and it does have
a relay on the fire wall, came that way from the factory... but after the 14
years the original starter gave up the ghost...

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"Joey Tribiani" > wrote in message
...
>

> LOL....thank you James....<G>.... was just funny...folks SO quick to yell
> relay, that it assumed that the ignition switch has gone bad...was never
> even said....<sigh>.... anyone need a box of 009's?
>

Hmmnnn. You just don't get it, do you? O, well, guess there are newbies in
every forum.

dragenwagen wrote:
> Yeah it is funny.
>
> Last weekend I had to replace the starter on my Ford POS... and it does have
> a relay on the fire wall, came that way from the factory... but after the 14
> years the original starter gave up the ghost...
>


Wife's 66 Mustang has a starter relay.

When trying to get the engine started for the first time after a decade
of sitting, the starter relay shorted, melted, and kept the starter
going until I disconnected the battery cable.

Jan