Circuit Testing

The Circuit Testing section contains the following diagnostic testing information. Using this information along with the diagnostic procedures will identify the cause of the electrical malfunction.

• USING CONNECTOR TEST ADAPTERS 
• PROBING ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS 
• TROUBLESHOOTING WITH A DIGITAL MULTIMETER 
• TROUBLESHOOTING WITH A TEST LAMP 
• USING FUSED JUMPER WIRES 
• MEASURING VOLTAGE 
• MEASURING VOLTAGE DROP 
• MEASURING FREQUENCY 
• TESTING FOR CONTINUITY 
• TESTING FOR SHORT TO GROUND 
• TESTING FOR A SHORT TO VOLTAGE 
• TESTING FOR INTERMITTENT CONDITIONS AND POOR CONNECTIONS 
• INDUCING INTERMITTENT FAULT CONDITIONS 
• TESTING FOR ELECTRICAL INTERMITTENTS 
• SCAN TOOL SNAPSHOT PROCEDURE 
• CIRCUIT PROTECTION - FUSES 
• CIRCUIT PROTECTION - CIRCUIT BREAKERS 
• CIRCUIT PROTECTION - FUSIBLE LINKS