Continuity Inspection; Clutch Diode Removal; Clutch Diode Inspection - Honda VT600C Shadow VLX Service Manual

C O N T I N U I TY I N S P E C T I O N
Remove the starter relay switc h .
Connect an ohmmeter t o t h e switch large terminals.
Connect a fully charged 1 2 V battery positive wire to the start­
er relay switch Yellow/Red wire terminal, and the battery neg­
ative wire to the G reen/Red wire terminal.
There should be continuity while the battery is connected to
the terminals, and no continuity when the battery is discon­
nected .
CLUTCH DIODE
R E M OVAL
Remove the left side cover.
Remove the clutch diode from the wire harness.
I N S P ECTI O N
Check for continuity with a n ohmmeter.
Connect the positive probe to the (+) terminal and the negative
probe to the (-) terminal of the diode.
There should be continuity, then reverse the probes, there
should be no continuity .
N OTE
The test results shown above are for a positive ground ohm­
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meter and the opposite results will be obtained when a neg­
ative ground ohmmeter is used .
ELECTRIC STARTER
( 1 ) CONTI N U ITY
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