Someone posted that our alternators are only 14 amps - is this correct? That doesn't sound like it leaves much room for accessories, and with that a second battery that will draw at least a few amps to keep charged while running my playstation and plasma tv that I'm planning to install...
- JO (but really, how many amps are our alternators? I've got an 83 650) On Apr 18, 2011, at 9:38 AM, zgotts wrote: > Is it just me or does 5A sound like a lot of juice for a little cooler > fan? > > A quick calc puts that at around 60 watts... For reference, a 3" > computer fan draws around 0.2A at 12v, or roughly 1 watt. Unless this > cooler fan has a 12" diameter and can provide a 30 mph breeze, I doubt > it will be drawing anything remotely close to 5A. > > I'm leaning towards the theory that your 4A power supply is having > other issues, causing you to think the fan is using that much power. > I'd go ahead and wire it to the battery. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
