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TM 10-3930-643-20
GENERAL MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES. (cont)
2 - 1 3 . E l e c t r i c a l R e p a i r . ( c o n t)
( 2 ) T e s t i ng for short circuit. A short circuit occurs when two circuits
that should not be connected, have contact with each other.
A s h o r t a l s o
occurs when a circuit that should not touch ground, has contact with ground.
To check for shorts, do the following steps:
(a) Set up and zero the multimeter.
CAUTION
Failure to do the following steps can damage
the multimeter.
(b) Disconnect the circuit being tested
from the power source. To be safe, disconnect
the battery ground strap.
(c) Connect one probe to one circuit and the other probe to the other
circuit or ground (if checking for a short to ground).
The example shows a
check to see if wire A is shorted to wire B in the wiring harness.
(d) Observe needle movement.
If the needle swings to the far right
over the O on the top scale, the circuits are short circuited.
If the needle doesnt move, the
jumps or flickers, the circuits
(3) Measuring resistance.
(a) Set up and zero the
circuits are not short circuited.
I f n e e d l e
are intermittently short circuited.
To measure resistance, do the following steps:
multimeter.
(b) Disconnect the circuit being tested
from the power source. To be safe, disconnect
the battery ground strap.
C A U T I ON
Failure to do the following step can damage
the multimeter.
(c) If the test calls for an ohms range
d i f f e r e n t t h a n R X 1 o r X l , s e t t h e s e l e c t or
switch to that range (RX10 or X10).
Z e r o t he
meter every time you change ranges.
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