[DeTomaso] Ampere consumption and relay

[Don Thomas]

The list is also available on the Pantera Wiki:
http://panterawiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Electrical_Consumption

Enjoy,
-dt


SOBill at aol.com wrote:

> Anders,
>
> The following data was provided to the database by Steve Bogart  relative
> to a 1971 Pantera:
>
>
> Left High Beam + High Beam  Indicator   4.2A
> Right High Beam  4.4A
> Left Rear + Right Front Parking  + Right License Plate + Instrument Lights
> 3.4A
> Back-Up Lamps 2.8A
> Right Rear + Left Front Parking  + Left License Plate + Parking Light
> Indicator 1.9A
> Left Low beam 3.4A
> Right Low Beam 2.4A
> Clock 0.5A
> Horn 5.0A
> A/C Fan Main Power 5.0A
> Hazard Lights 2.5A
> Wipers 4.0A
> Radio (AM/FM/CD Player)  3.0A
> Door Safety Lights 0.6A
> Courtesy Light in Cockpit  0.3A
> Lighter       No  Data
> Concealment Device 2.5A
> Heater Blower Low = 1.4A, High  = 2.4A
> A/C Fan Relay 0.1A
> Manual Radiator Fan Relay  0.4A
> Manual Radiator Fan 5.0A
> Automatic Radiator Fan  5.0A
> Parking Brake Warning Light  0.2A
> Turn Signals 3.0A
> Battery Charging Indicator Lamp  0.7A
> Brake Lights 3.1A
>
> Automotive relays come in many different current capacities. A 35  amp
> relay will handle any of the relay applications on a Pantera. Pic-A-Part
> Salvage yards have all the relays you will ever need for next to nothing   ......
> new relays from Painless wiring or Waytek  are quite inexpensive. Or just
> Google automotive relays. Relays, in my  54 years of tinkering experience, are
> very reliable components.
>
> Have fun,
>
> SOBill  Taylor
> sobill at aol.com