Multimeter hookup for Duty Cycle

Ti Kan ti at amb.org
Sat May 3 17:38:31 EDT 2003


CTDiesel at aol.com writes:
> Can someone tell me how to or if its possible to hook a multimeter up to the
> test connector in the engine compartment to test duty cycle or dwell?  The
> Fuel Injection and Engine Management books show that you can.  Do you hook it
> up in series or like your checking for continuity?

Only multimeters that have an explicit duty cycle function can be
used as such.  Many multimeters can only measure resistance, voltage
and current, but not duty cycle.  For those that could measure duty cycle,
you hook it up like you would checking voltage.

-Ti
2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
1984 5000S turbo
1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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