<VV> Bulbs burn out quickly? / starter current

Frank DuVal corvairduval at cox.net
Sun May 11 18:34:13 EDT 2008


No, it will not!

And there will not be enough current flowing through the starter to get 
inductive kick either.

Please draw the circuit and run the numbers. Simple electricity.

We use bulbs as current limiters in electronic and vehicle testing all 
the time.

Frank DuVal

Matt Nall wrote:

>Frank, try that! The bulb will explode!! GGGG
>
>Matt Nall
>Webspace: http://members.aol.com/patiomatt
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Frank DuVal <corvairduval at cox.net>
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>Even if you put the bulb in series with the starter motor, the
>current through the bulb would not exceed its normal current. Of course
>the starter motor would not run, since now its current is limited.
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