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Technical Notes of Interest To Marine Engineers
Technical Notes of Interest To Marine Engineers
Calculation Steps
Determine the current that the starter draws for the
entire starting cycle. Assume, for example, that:
The starter draws 900 amps rolling current,
worst case
The maximum cranking time per start attempt
is 15 seconds, which equals 0.0042 of an hour
The maximum number of start attempts will be
5