Test round relays?, 3 out of four bad? |
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Test round relays?, 3 out of four bad? |
StarBear |
Oct 4 2021, 04:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,906 Joined: 2-September 09 From: NJ Member No.: 10,753 Region Association: North East States |
Just curious- is there a way to test those little round relays? Hard to believe so many were bad, including a brand new one.
Info: 1974 1.8L; Left headlight stopped lifting so naturally first replaced the relay. No go. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Cleaned ground and checked wiring and put a drop of oil in each joint. No go. Put in another relay. No go again. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hissyfit.gif) So before digging into the motor, checked out Ian’s video, Haynes, Tech Tips 700, and Pelican Parts Tech to figure out how to address the motor. In a usual last ditch effort to an easy approach, used the tried and true swap with known good relay on the right motor and the left worked! Put ANOTHER new relay in the right and BOTH worked! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) Want to investigate by testing the first three, just out of curiosity. |
Spoke |
Oct 4 2021, 05:17 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,989 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
Relays are easy to test. You need a 12V power source. You can use an old laptop power supply although it is 19V it will still drive the coil of the relay.
Get your 12V source and apply it between 85 and 86, you should hear the relay click. With your multimeter set to ohms, check the resistance between 30 and 87a. It should be zero ohms or near zero. Remove the power to the coil and measure resistance between 30 and 87. It should be zero ohms or near zero. |
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