Volt Contactor Amp Draw

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Volt Contactor Amp Draw

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Does anyone know what the amperage draw of the Chevy Volt contactors is? Both peak and hold? I don't have a bench supply to test mine, and I plan on using them for Chademo charging.
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Re: Volt Contactor Amp Draw

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Belay that, I found my answer. Thanks again to arber for always having the Volt/ampere answers somewhere
arber333 wrote: Thu Oct 31, 2019 5:15 pm Also from Volt pack you can salvage 2 powerfull contactors. P/N AEV14012 it is rated for 120A continuously and 400A for a short burst. This means they had to use one of theese on + line and another on - side. Together you get 240A rating for system with 800A for a burst of power.
Contactor pulls 0.5A when active.
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