[Vwdiesel] Glow Plug testing ---- ( the FAST FAST way. ).Expl ain moreplease

[Smith, Michael]

How did you make out with this problem Derek?
We are all waiting to see !

Mike in NB

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [SMTP:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of Derek
> Sent:	Wednesday, December 29, 2004 4:43 PM
> To:	vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject:	Re: [Vwdiesel] Glow Plug testing ---- ( the FAST FAST way.
> ).Explain 	moreplease
> 
> Well I went out and tried the voltage drop method.  No dice.  I can't seem
> to get a reading anywhere.  Must be because of where I was probing ( on
> the
> nuts and there was corrosion )    I did try and clean it off a bit.  It is
> nice to see that I am not the only one confused about this !  BTW, I do
> know
> that a few of them are working.  I have a voltmeter installed and you can
> see the voltage drop at the battery.  Picked up my Bosh GP's today.
> They'll
> be going in on the weekend.  I "hotwired" the GP's and I found that the #2
> GP was cooler than the others, but it was really hard to detect the warmth
> from them.  I'll find out if I was right soon enough ....
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Shepherd" <mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk>
> To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 3:36 PM
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Glow Plug testing ---- ( the FAST FAST way. ).Explain
> moreplease
> 
> 
> > The voltage drop method needs some research as it dosent
> > behave quite like Roger states...
> >
> > Imagine feeding glowplugs as per normal fed along a bus bar
> > from #4 through #3, #2, and finally #1.
> > Measuring from #2 to #1 gives a voltage drop say XmV looking
> > from between#3 and #2 would give a voltage drop of XmV as
> > well even if we snapped off #2 as the bus bar has a
> > nominally equal voltage drop along its length (ie) so many
> > ohms per metre.
> > So does the voltage drop increase from its 2  lots of 'X'mV
> > which would show up with a measurement between #3 and #1
> > with #2 open circuit or what?????
> >
> > The Miser
> >
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