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Troubleshooting
DIAGNOSIS
2-3
2.2 OPEN CIRCUITS
Suppose a consumer is not functioning. The
fault may then be in the consumer itself, or the
wiring may be interrupted.
First switch on the consumer and check for
voltage with the test lamp. If no voltage is
present, first check whether the fuse is still
intact.
If there is voltage at the fuse, the wiring must be
checked again from the fuse to the consumer.
Every wiring connection must be checked.
If there is no voltage at one of these wiring
connections, the interruption is between this
connection and the connection checked
second-last.
If voltage was found at the consumer, there is
still the possibility of an interruption in the wiring
from the negative terminal of the consumer to
earth. This can be checked with a test lamp.
Make sure the circuit concerned is connected
up.
Connect one end of the test lamp to earth and
the other end to the negative (-) terminal of the
component to be checked.
If the test lamp starts burning, the earth
connection of the component is interrupted. If
the test lamp does not come on, the earth
connection of the component will in most cases
be in good order.
If the positive and negative connections are both
in good order, the consumer is defective and
must be replaced.
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