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Current draw from Wideband O2?

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#1 ·
I am looking at installing the Wideband O2 power into either the 15amp rear lamp fuse or the 25 amp power window fuse.

I am looking at current draw and the AEM gauge manual says:

Gauge:
Supply Current (Nominal): 1.3 Amps

Sensor:
Initial Warm-up Time: Less than 20 seconds
Heater current 1.2A @ 12V

Am I to read this that the gauge really dissipates 15+ watts or does most of this go to the O2 sensor + the additional 14 Watts to the O2 for heater? i.e. on initial warm up the gauge pules 2.5 amps, 1.2 of which goes to heater and another (large % goes to the O2 under nominal conditions) and a few tenths is used in the gauge.

Either way should I am guessing either tie would provide enough power with out tripping the fuse. worst case upgrade the 25 amp window fuse with a 30 amp...
 
#3 ·
When I have some free time I will need to tie in and see. I decided to tap into the 25amp fuse line that is for the front power windows. its a Hot on Start/Run and had a beefy wire to tie into.

I can now say I have soldered upside down now. I know some of the instructions for some WB gauges say that the sender/gauge does get hot.