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How do you check the draw on your altinator

Old Jan 22, 2001 | 05:10 PM
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How do you check the draw on your altinator

how do you do it? turn all the accesories on then?

-Stell

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Old Jan 22, 2001 | 07:40 PM
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you would need an inductive type ammeter, like an amprobe. You put it around your battery wire w/ all your crap running and see how many amps are being drawn.

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