[Vwdiesel] Starting problems confusing

Roger Brown r.c.brown at ieee.org
Wed Jul 27 13:42:36 EDT 2005


HWY9FERGS at cs.com wrote:
> I'm so confused!
> If ckt is activated, shouldn't we read 12 volts????
> 12 volts on good wire.
> Less volts on NO-good wire.
> I wish to test my wiring from battery to starter, section by section.
> I understood a drop in voltage was a focal point of concern.
> Is this a practical approach for testing the wiring? 

Yes, that is the general idea.  Look at the voltage drop across the whole circuit and if it seems excessive, strat subdividing 
it to find where the drop is coming from.  In theory easy to do, in practice a bit harder.

-- 
    Roger



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