Horn - should it have continuity?

[LL - NY]

Yeah, but I forgot to mention you'd need the signal generator, too.  FWIW,
I'm a novice on this stuff. Huw would be the one to consult on this.

LL - NY

On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:

> There is no excuse for not having a scope:
>
>
> Http://www.parallax.com/Store/Accessories/Tools/tabid/162/ProductID/46/List/0/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName,ProductName<http://www.parallax.com/Store/Accessories/Tools/tabid/162/ProductID/46/List/0/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName,ProductName>
>
> I've got one and have been using it in a professional environment for a few
> years. It's awesome. It doesn't compare to the old EE scope I bought when
> the nearby Motorolla plant closed down, but for the price and 97% of any use
> I can find for it it is more than worthy.
>
>
> -Cody (mobile)
>
>
> On Feb 8, 2010, at 6:58 PM, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   Addendum.  Since inductive loads create their "reactance" during current
>> changes, they tend to show as low resistance loads when tested as a DC
>> continuity test. This is one reason why coils are rather difficult to test
>> with a simple VOM.  A whole lot easier to test with an O-scope, you know,
>> the one that *everyone *has on their workbench (need some form of sarcasm
>> smiley). That being said, if you have an "open" test of a horn or coil,
>> then
>> you absolutely KNOW it's bad.
>>
>> LL - NY
>>
>>