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Old 06-03-2016, 09:52 AM   #91 (permalink)
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Give me a more realistic figure, then. This is what I used to arrive at my figure.



And I got the base power draw numbers here -> Ecomodder: MetroMPG -> List of "typical" electrical loads in a modern car

I took out all of the intermittent loading, as well as stuff I don't even have (throttle-by-wire, for instance). Even assuming no blower motor, LEDs at all exterior running lights and all interior lights, and no radio, I still arrive at 35 amps at a bare minimum.

Edit: Hm... maybe replace my blower motor resistor with some sort of PWM motor driver... that's an idea. Ought to cut down on the blower motor consumption.

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