how to check for continuity
09-09-2009, 01:50 PM
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Re: how to check for continuity
You'll get much better results with google. It's seriously basic, just touching a voltmeter to two places. Find a youtube vid or something to explain it to you.
Check fuses before assuming wiring issues,this has bit me in the *** a few times.
Check fuses before assuming wiring issues,this has bit me in the *** a few times.
09-09-2009, 06:39 PM
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Re: how to check for continuity
Get a voltmeter and use the ohm (resistor) setting. Something that HAS continuity will have 0 ohms or 0 resistance. Something that does not have continuity will have a resistive value, so a value larger than 0.
09-09-2009, 06:43 PM
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Re: how to check for continuity
A voltmeter only reads volts, just as its name implies. What's needed to test continuity is an Ohmeter or multimeter, both of which can measure resistance (Ohms).
09-09-2009, 10:34 PM
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09-10-2009, 11:18 AM
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I don't think you can buy a stand alone Ohmmeter either. A digital multimeter is about the only way to go now. You want digital rather than analog because the latter can damage certain delicate ECU circuits. I paid only $15 for a really nice multimeter from Sears. I have seen other good ones for only $10. Just keep your eye on the sales.
09-10-2009, 01:00 PM
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I don't think you can buy a stand alone Ohmmeter either. A digital multimeter is about the only way to go now. You want digital rather than analog because the latter can damage certain delicate ECU circuits. I paid only $15 for a really nice multimeter from Sears. I have seen other good ones for only $10. Just keep your eye on the sales.
09-10-2009, 01:23 PM
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Re: how to check for continuity
What kind of wire(s) are you going to test?
09-10-2009, 01:30 PM
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09-10-2009, 01:50 PM
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Re: how to check for continuity
Simply put, when making a voltage measure, the meter allows some current to flow through the tested circuit. A high impedance multimeter permits only a very small amount of current to flow through the tested circuit, whereas an old analog multimeter allows much more. For delicate circuits, this higher current flow allowed by an analog multimeter can be damaging.
