In a message dated 98-04-30 19:53:13 EDT, you write:
> In a message dated 4/30/98 1:53:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> larryhoy@mcione.com writes:
>
> > Lamps labeled 1449 are 14v / 2.8w / .20a
> > Lamps labeled 1446 are 12v / 2.4w / .20a
> > (You'll have to ask the "Master" to see if that works with ohms law)
>
Light bulbs have a constant current characteristic. If you run that 1446 bulb
at 14v it will still draw only .20a. So it shouldn't get any hotter than the
1449 at 14v. There is no single voltage specification for a car. The automaker
I work for specs the car voltage from 10.5v to 16v. Every electrical device in
the car (including lamps) must work over that range even though the nominal
voltage is 14v.
Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
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