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Old 08-08-2006, 04:58 AM
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You can check this with a couple of items, a DVOM or a 12V test light.

Connect the negative side of the test device to the frame or engine. Make it a connection that you do not have to worry about as you work ( IE; use a clamp to secure it to the ground ).

Walk the hot side of the device from the battery to all of the connections, make sure there is either 12.8V or a light on during the entire process.

Chances are you will find you blow out a wire or fuse in the system that is major. Once you find the offending wire/fuse, make the repair and continue to check out the system.

As you eliminate sections of the electrical, you can put a piece of red, green or yellow electrical tape on it and keep moving.

It may help to get someone ( wife?? ) to read the DVOM ( Digital Volt meter ) while you are jabbing the probe into parts of the electrical.

Hope this helps.

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