Electrical Troubleshooting Tools; Test Right; Jumper Wire; Voltmeter - Mazda 323 Workshop Manual Supplement

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ELECTRICAL TROUBLESHOOTING TOOLS
Test Light
The test light, as shown in the figure, uses a f2V bulb. The
two lead wires should be connected to
probes.
The test light is used for simple voltage checks and for check-
ing for short circuits.
Caution
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When checking the control unit, never use a butt,
over 3.4w.
Jumper Wire
The jumper wire is used for testing by shorting across switch
terminals and ground connections.
Caution
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Do not connect a jumper wire from the power source
, line to a body ground; this may cause burning or
other damage to harnesses or electronic com-
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Voltmeter
The DC voltmeter is used to measure of circuit
voltage. A volt-
meter with a range of 15V or more is used by connecting the
positive ( + ) probe (red lead wire) to the point where voltage
is to be measured and the negative (-1 probe (black lead
wire) to a body ground.
Diagnosis Connector
Insert the probe into the service hole when connecting a jum-
per wire to the diagnosis connector.
Caution
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Do not insert the jumper wire probe into the diag-
nosis connector terminal, which may damage the
terminal.
Ohmmeter
The ohmmeter is used to measure the resistance between two
points in a circuit and atso to check for continuity and diagno-
sis of short circuits.
Caution
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Do not attempt to connect the ohmmeter to any cir-
cuit to which voltage is applied; this may burn or
otherwise damage the ohmmeter.