Honda Civic Service Manual page 1573

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Performance Test
NOTE: Before staning the following checks. disconnect
t h e w i r e f r o m t e r m i n a l M . a n d m a k e a c o n n e c t i o n a s
described below using as heavy a wire as possible (prefer-
ably equivalent to the wire used for the car).
Pull-in CoilTest:
Connect the battery as shown, lf the staner pinion pops
out. it is working proPerly.
CAUTION: Do not leavo tho batterv connost€d for more
than 10 seconds.
Hold-in Coil Test:
Disconnect the battery from the M terminal' lf the pinion
does not retract, the hold-in coil is working properly.
CAUTION: Do not loavc lhe battsry connected for mot6
than 10 ssconds.
Retracting Tosi:
Disconnect the battery also from the body. lf the pinion
retracts immediately, it is working properly.
GAUTION: Do not loave the baftery conn€ctod tor more
than 10 seconds.
Startor No-load Tost:
Clamp the starter firmly in a vise.
Connect the starter to the battery as described in
t h e d i a g r a m b e l o w , a n d c o n f i r m t h a t t h e m o t o r
starts and keeps rotating.
1 .
3,
lf the electric current and motor speed
specifications when the battery voltage is
the starter is working ProPerly.
Specifications:
8 0 A o r l e s s ( E l e c t r i c c u r r e n t ) , 2 , 6 0 0 r p m o r m o r e
(Motor-speed)
meet the
a t 1 1 . 5 V ,
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