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Originally posted by cowtown
What am I doing wrong here guys-
I have a tiny auto light bulb and want to know its wattage so I can go shopping.
It draws 120mA as measured by an in-serries ammeter at 12VDC. Ohms law says that means it is approx. a 1.44 watt bulb and its resistance is 100ohms.
But measured filiment resistance is 9.5 ohms...huh? What's wrong here?
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What does the manual call for in the position the bulb goes in? You're not working on a car without a maintenance manual open are you?