Hello there
A petrol burner I have uses 12V DC to heat a glow plug to ignite petrol.
I have connected my glow plug to laptop charger that has been set to 12V DC. On the back of the charger it says it allows for max 6A at 12V.
My multimeter says i am getting aprox 1AMp through my glow plug. Problem is that the glow plug doesnt get hot like ot should.
Earlier today, we connected the same glow plug to my friend's power supply. There, the glow plug worked just fine, but there, it got 5,5 amps.
So my question is: why isn't my power supply giving enough amps? It says it should give max 6A on the back.
Thanks for your time.
Kind regards,
Marius
A petrol burner I have uses 12V DC to heat a glow plug to ignite petrol.
I have connected my glow plug to laptop charger that has been set to 12V DC. On the back of the charger it says it allows for max 6A at 12V.
My multimeter says i am getting aprox 1AMp through my glow plug. Problem is that the glow plug doesnt get hot like ot should.
Earlier today, we connected the same glow plug to my friend's power supply. There, the glow plug worked just fine, but there, it got 5,5 amps.
So my question is: why isn't my power supply giving enough amps? It says it should give max 6A on the back.
Thanks for your time.
Kind regards,
Marius