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Repair Procedures: Inspection: Notes

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CAUTION: Wrap tin foil around the end of the voltmeter test lead to prevent damaging the heater line. Apply finger pressure on the tin foil, moving the tin foil along the grid line to check for open circuits.
Fig 1: Wrapping Tin Foil Around End Of Voltmeter Test Lead To Heater Line
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  1. Turn on the defogger switch and use a voltmeter to measure the voltage of each heater line at the glass center point. If a voltage of approximately 6V is indicated by the voltmeter, the heater line of the rear window is considered satisfactory.
    Fig 2: Measuring Voltage Of Each Heater Line At Glass Center Point
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  2. If a heater line is burned out between the center point and (+) terminal, the voltmeter will indicate 12V.
    Fig 3: Checking Heater Line Burned Out Point Between Center And Positive Terminal
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  3. If a heater line is burned out between the center point and (-) terminal, the voltmeter will indicate 0 V.
    Fig 4: Checking Heater Line Burned Out Point Between Center And Negative Terminal
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  4. To check for open circuits, slowly move the test lead in the direction that the open circuit seems to exist. Try to find a point where a voltage is generated or changes to 0 V. The point where the voltage has changed is the open-circuit point.
    Fig 5: Checking Voltage Change Open-Circuit Point
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  5. Use an ohmmeter to measure the resistance of each heater line between a terminal and the center of a grid line, and between the same terminal and the center of one adjacent heater line. The section with a broken heater line will have a resistance twice as that in other sections. In the affected section, move the test lead to a position where the resistance sharply changes.
Fig 6: Measuring Resistance Of Each Heater Line Between Terminal And Center Of Grid Line
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