M 35BC Electrical draw

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John Langford

With everything off at the electrical panel, my monitor shows a 6 amp draw when the engine key switch is turned to the first position (engine instrument panel powered up, buzzer out of commission and glow plugs not engaged). Would the panel draw that much or is something else going on? Any suggestions?
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KWKloeber

John if you rely on the schematic, with key on you would be powering the alarm V+ and (if the oil Sw failed in the closed position) the fuel pump and 1k resistor to ground (0.1 a).  The gauges and lights should be a very low draw.m. Unless I'm missing something not so obvious you should see very low amps. 6a is like one glow plug.
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mainesail

Depending upon the alternator it could be the field being driven to full field by the alt excite circuit. Clamp the alt feed to test..
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KWKloeber

John

Sometimes something's right there to smack me in the face and I miss it!  Yes your setup will excite the alt with the key on, whether the oil switch is good or bad. That circuit comes off the hot side of the oil sw (see the schematic.)

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Rod, how much current might that pull?
Twenty years from now you'll be more disappointed by the things you didn't do, than by the ones you did.
So throw off the bowlines.  Sail away from the safe harbor.  Catch the tradewinds in your sails.
Explore.  Dream.  Discover.   -Mark Twain