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Old 04-16-2006, 04:38 PM   #2 (permalink)
Travis Jordan
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Re: Electrical Troubleshooting Problem

Jeff Strickland wrote:[color=blue]
> If I connect my volt meter properly, it can tell me the current that
> is available -- I haven't done this test yet. I would expect to see
> something in the range of 10 amps (this is the rating of the fuse) to
> make the lamps come on. If I only see 0.5 amps, this would seem to
> support my theory of a bad switch. Is that right?[/color]

If you connect your "volt meter" to the ampere current range and connect
it to the socket, you will blow the fuse. And you might even fuse the
intermittent contact on the reverse switch, if indeed that is the
problem.


 
 
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