With a Test Lamp
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- Remove the power feed (i.e. fuse, control module) from the suspect circuit.
- Disconnect the load.
- Connect one lead of the test lamp to battery positive voltage.
- Connect the other lead of the test lamp to one end of the circuit to be tested.
- If the test lamp illuminates, there is a short to ground in the circuit.