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You have that the wrong way round Baz - the resistance of the bulb is the constant, it's the voltage that's the variable. As voltage increases and the resistance stays the same the current increases. Therefore higher engine speeds = higher voltage = higher current. always allow for this in calculating wire ratings. In the aircraft industry we used to do that, add 50 per cent then double it
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Well, that's close to multiplying by pi, which is used when estimating software development ;-D
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i worked out the rating then doubled it on everything.
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here's a quick calc linkey so no thinking is required
http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-ohm.htm 55w bulb = 2.61 ohm at 12v 11.5v=4.41A 12v=4.58A 14v=5.34A Last edited by baz-r : 11th February 2010 at 06:19 PM. Reason: typo |
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