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Originally Posted by MikeMasheris
check air gap on clutch brake if out too far it has to pull harder to engage
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Originally Posted by ol'George
X2 on the air gap!
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I respectively need someone to explain to me how that happens.
In my way of learning, the coil of the PTO is an electromagnet that gets energized when 12 volts and ground are applied to it's windings.
The resistance of the coil windings is fixed and never changes, therefore the current going through it has to remain constant. current = voltage divided by resistance. (I=E/R).
So how does changing the air gap of a passive part in the game cause more current to flow thru the coil, whether it is a thousandth of an inch or a thousand miles. I'm probably wrong but I need it explained to me.
My money is on the windings shorting out, thereby lowering the coil resistance, thus sucking more current and heating the fuse and wire.