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Re: Electric Heater Elements
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 3/9/2010

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That's a half a horsepower. And it reduces the voltage at the starter by about 20%. Using the 200 amp & 2 volt example, and assuming that battery voltage drops to 10 volts (a bit low but a nice round... Login to read more.