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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Happy Sunday!, I am making some decisions on bulbs (and the LED equivalent) for some Lucas Spot lamps I am fitting to my BT7, and I am concerned about the total draw if I have headlamps, spot lamps and wipers on. I know it is getting close to the measly 22 amp max output of the generator.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The manual has specs for the wiper motor: “normal running: 2.3 to 3.1 amps”. Then is gives “Stall Current” for the motor hot as 8 amps and for the cold motor 14 amps. My question is, what is “Stall Current”? The draw is huge compared to the normal running draw. Also, by cold motor, I assume they mean the wiper motor as I cannot see how the engine temp would matter. However, although I get it that electric motors generate some heat, I don’t think of them as “warming up”, or running hot or cold, so the huge difference between “hot motor” and “cold motor” stall current further confuses me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Any help from the electric whizzes out there would be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>BTW – regarding bulbs for the Spots, I like the idea of using LEDs as the current draw is so low and the light better, but I find that bright piercing light inconsistent with the character of our cars (a personal preference) and the price of them is almost 3 times a BPF 48 W quartz halogen bulb. I also consider that I have been driving my BT7 for 46 years without spot lamps and got along OK, so I question the need to go to LEDs, other than the advantage of low current draw. Any experiences from those of you who have spot lamps with conventional bulbs and the older low output generator (i.e. BT/BN7 and earlier), would be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Cheers, Mirek<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>