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Ecky · 01-06-2018, 10:27 AM

Running a starter uses a few hundred amps for a few seconds. The engine might run slightly rich for a few seconds. The break-even point is probably less than 5 seconds.

01-06-2018, 10:27 AM	#73 (permalink)
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