Re: Cut off switch haviong gremlins
[Re: fullmetaljacket]
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08/17/10 11:20 AM
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The Moroso master switch doesnt need a ground... its just a switch... if it doesnt check out with a ohms meter get a new one
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Re: Cut off switch haviong gremlins
[Re: fullmetaljacket]
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08/17/10 12:40 PM
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I saw a battery cut off switch that had to have corrosion inside cause the batterys to go dead when sitting. The owner of the car couldn't figure out which accessory was causing the current drain so he would turn the switch off when not using it, even at the races. I measured across the two cables and saw .5 volts when switch off He would then disconnect the battery cable until he could buy another switch, we where at the races for two days. It should be zero volts to ground on the hot side when in the off postion. As far as how many ohms in the off postion I didn't measure that as he didn't want to remove the cables and I didn't think of measuring it in ohms. It should read infinite ohms, none in the off position and right at zero ohms in the on position, maybe one tenth ohm or less in the on position if your using a digital ohm meter.
Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)
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Re: Cut off switch haviong gremlins
[Re: fullmetaljacket]
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08/17/10 12:48 PM
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I will try to explain a continuity test some. Its a great way to test the on/off positions of a switch sections of wire to see if there bad,. He's just saying to check continuity....Put your Volt meter in the 20K Ohm position. Touch both ends of the volt meter probes together while watching the volt meter it should read and jump..The is just a way to test say a length of wire to see if its broken in the middle. You can test the switch, it should have continuity on the on position, it should NOT read or jump any on the off position. This is the same way the check spark plug wires, and were they get the 40-50 ohms per foot from.
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Re: Cut off switch haviong gremlins
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08/17/10 12:59 PM
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Re: Cut off switch haviong gremlins
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08/18/10 12:48 AM
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Quote:
Okay. Believe it or not I found the Gremlin, and it sure was hiding in plain sight. My main lead positive RED battery cable where it attaches to the cut off switch was just that, cut off. What was hiding the break in the cable was the heat shrink wrapping that I installed back in 1990. I never thought that the cable would spread lose from the compression eyelid terminal. I found it by accident when I moved the cable off the cut off switch and it fell apart in my hands like perfectly cooked roast beef off the bone.
I rebuilt it and the old fella fired up like a champ after a year of hibernation.
Thanks guys.
Glad to hear you found your problem
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