WOT potentiometer measurements

Matt twentyV matt_20v at yahoo.com
Thu Aug 7 08:25:03 EDT 2003


Mine maxes out at a little over 3K ohms.
Matt Rooke

--- Phil Rose <pjrose at frontiernet.net> wrote:
> At 12:00 AM -0400 8/5/03, Phil Rose wrote:
> >I've never been sure how to interpret the
> resistance that is
> >specified (between terminals 2 & 3) for when the
> throttle is opened
> >fully. Bentley states that when the throttle is
> slowly opened wide,
> >that "resistance must increase to a maximum of 3600
> ohms."
> >
> >So, what does the Bentley's statement (i.e.,
> "resistance must
> >increase to a maximum of 3600 ohms.") really  mean?
> >(1) The resistance increases to some (any?) value
> that is not more
> >than 3600 ohms?
> >  or
> >(2) Resistance must actually reach a value of 3600
> ohms (and no higher)?
> >
> >I've been assuming it's (1).
> >
> >Anyone have authoritative info about whether (or
> not) a value of 2800
> >ohm is OK?
>
> Doesn't anyone on the list have a BTDT concerning
> this
> throttle-potentiometer spec?
> Please don't take the "authoritative" part too
> seriously. ;-)
> I can't imagine that I'm the only one who's done
> resistance
> measurements on the throttle potentiometer.
>
> Phil
> --
>
> Phil Rose
> Rochester, NY
> mailto:pjrose at frontiernet.net
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