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Re: Understanding why diesels use high voltage for injectors
Posted to Technical Theory Forum on 10/22/2017 3 Replies

In general higher voltage allows you to use smaller wires to deliver the same amount of power.

If high-tension lines were 110V instead of 500kv the wires would have to be feet in diameter.

So to deliver 100 watts of power you can use either 1 amp (small wi... Login to read more.

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