[Vwdiesel] Bench testing 4 glow plugs at once.

[Dave Heart]

Hi Loren. Bench test 4 plugs at once? Would need at least a 50 amp charger and wire all the plugs in parallel. Both bottoms and tops. Easier to heat test each plug  individually. Use at least a 10 Amp manual charger. The type that the clamps spark if touched together! Some chargers are automatic and might see the plug as a short, not applying power to them. Milton.

> From: LBaird119 at aol.com
> Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:56:55 -0400
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Bench testing 4 glow plugs at once,	how about this for an idea.
> 
> In a message dated 8/21/2007 8:13:41 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
> dieselwesty at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> > What do you think, Good test or Bad test.
> > 
> 
>   Just clip the body (12mm wrench part) in the - clamp of your 
> battery charger.  Clip or hold the + clamp to the threads on the 
> end and wait a couple seconds.  It'll start to smoke usually, then 
> quickly heat up.  Orange on the end, it's good.  No heat or part 
> way up or on to one side, it's bad or soon to be.
>   No need to set up anything that takes time.  :-)
>      Loren
> 
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