Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com> wrote:

> I must admit that I am highly surprised to find that it might only take 7.5
> amps.  Heck my high pressure fuel pump (one) takes almost that much current.
>    If it were 15-30 amps I would be less surprised, but 7.5 does surprise me.
>   However, that is fairly easy to measure, so I have to assume the current
> figures must be correct.

   Part of the answer lies in the fact that once the motor is spun up, it isn't drawing anyway near it's maximum current.  Inrush current at startup may very well be in the 15-30 amp range.

Dale R.