Testing For A Short To Ground; Testing Components For A Short To Ground On A Fuse Powering Several Loads; Testing For A Voltage Drop - Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual

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Fig. 6 Testing for Voltage Potential
(3) Con n ect t h e ot h er lea d t o t h e ot h er en d of t h e
cir cu it bein g t est ed. Low or n o r esist a n ce m ea n s good
con t in u it y.
Fig. 7 Testing for Continuity
1 - FUSE REMOVED FROM CIRCUIT

TESTING FOR A SHORT TO GROUND

(1) Rem ove t h e fu se a n d discon n ect a ll it em s
in volved wit h t h e fu se.
(2) Con n ect a t est ligh t or a volt m et er a cr oss t h e
t er m in a ls of t h e fu se.
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(3)
h a r n ess a bou t six t o eigh t in ch es a pa r t a n d wa t ch
t h e volt m et er /t est la m p.
(4)
la m p glows, t h er e is a sh or t t o gr ou n d in t h a t gen -
er a l a r ea of t h e wir in g h a r n ess.
TESTING COMPONENTS FOR A SHORT TO
GROUND ON A FUSE POWERING SEVERAL
LOADS
(1) Refer t o t h e wir in g dia gr a m s a n d discon n ect or
isola t e a ll it em s on t h e su spect ed fu sed cir cu it .
(2) Repla ce t h e blown fu se.
(3) Su pply power t o t h e fu se by t u r n in g ON t h e
ign it ion swit ch or r e-con n ect in g t h e ba t t er y.
(4) St a r t con n ect in g t h e it em s in t h e fu sed cir cu it
on e a t a t im e. Wh en t h e fu se blows t h e com pon en t
wit h t h e sh or t t o gr ou n d h a s been isola t ed.

TESTING FOR A VOLTAGE DROP

(1) Con n ect t h e posit ive lea d of t h e volt m et er t o
t h e side of t h e cir cu it closest t o t h e ba t t er y (F ig. 8).
(2) Con n ect t h e ot h er lea d of t h e volt m et er t o t h e
ot h er side of t h e swit ch , com pon en t or cir cu it .
(3) Oper a t e t h e it em .
(4) Th e volt m et er will sh ow t h e differ en ce in volt -
a ge bet ween t h e t wo poin t s.
St a r t in g a t t h e fu se block, wiggle t h e wir in g
If t h e volt m et er r egist er s volt a ge or t h e t est
Fig. 8 Testing for Voltage Drop
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