Electrostatic Discharge (Esd) Sensitive Devices; Fasteners; Positive Temperature Coefficient; Troubleshooting Tools - Dodge 1997 Neon WIRING DIAGRAMS Owner's Manual

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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION (Continued)
ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) SENSITIVE
DEVICES
All ESD sensitive components are solid state and a
symbol (Fig. 6) is used to indicate this. When han-
dling any component with this symbol comply with
the following procedures to reduce the possibility of
electrostatic charge build up on the body and inad-
vertent discharge into the component. If it is not
known whether the part is ESD sensitive, assume
that it is.
(1) Always touch a known good ground before han-
dling the part. This should be repeated while han-
dling the part and more frequently after sliding
across a seat, sitting down from a standing position,
or walking a distance.
(2) Avoid touching electrical terminals of the part,
unless instructed to do so by a written procedure.
(3) When using a voltmeter, be sure to connect the
ground lead first.
(4) Do not remove the part from its protective
packing until it is time to install the part.
(5) Before removing the part from its package,
ground the package to a known good ground on the
vehicle.
Fig. 6 Electrostatic Discharge Symbol

FASTENERS

CAUTION: At no time when servicing a vehicle, can
a sheet metal screw, bolt, or other metal fastener be
installed in the strut tower to take the place of an
original plastic clip. Also, NO holes can be drilled
into the front strut tower in the area shown in (Fig.
7) for the installation of any metal fasteners into the
strut tower. Because of the minimum clearance in
this area (Fig. 7) installation of metal fasteners
could damage the coil spring coating and lead to a
corrosion failure of the spring. If a plastic clip is
missing, or is lost or broken during servicing a
vehicle, replace only with the equivalent part listed
in the parts catalog.
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Fig. 7 Shock Tower to Spring Minimum Clearance

POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT

Positive Temperature Coefficient (PTC) devices are
being used for circuit protection. These PTC's act like
a solid state fuse. They are located in the junction
block, and are used to protect such items as: power
door lock motors, power windows, and various engine
solenoids.
A special symbol is used to identify these in the
wiring diagrams (Fig. 8).
Fig. 8 Positive Temperature Coefficient Symbol
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING

TROUBLESHOOTING TOOLS

When diagnosing a problem in an electrical circuit
there are several common tools necessary. These tools
are listed and explained below.
• Jumper Wire - This is a test wire used to con-
nect two points of a circuit. It can be used to bypass
an open in a circuit.
WARNING: NEVER USE A JUMPER WIRE ACROSS
A LOAD, SUCH AS A MOTOR, CONNECTED
BETWEEN A BATTERY FEED AND GROUND.
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