RE: [DMCForum] Re: Fixed at last....

["John Hervey" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rich,
 If you put a digital ohm meter probe on each end of the wire and touching
the metal firmly and read each wire resistance and write it down and even
check the length of the wire. This will get the standard of the wires. Then
when you find one that's off the wall, then that's a bad wire. 61K is a bad
wire. If all the others are around 1500 or lower or higher.
The cheaper wires at AutoZone when I was doing my study was around 5000 ohms
per wire.Ok, A little high for me but they were all in range.
John



  -----Original Message-----
  From: cruznmd [mailto:racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
  Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 5:55 PM
  To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [DMCForum] Re: Fixed at last....


  Well...I did attempt to measure the resistance of the old and new
  wires.

  This is where I'm confused and I'm trying to read up on it:

  The old wire read 1,361 ohms. The new wire read much much higher (I
  forget right now)...something like 61k ohms...it was nearly off the
  scale.

  I thought -less- resistance was better? John Hervey sells 8mm, 350
  ohm/ft hand made wires. S'plain this one to me?

  Rich A.
  #5335

  --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "checksix3" <jetjock11@xxxx> wrote:
  >
  > Congrats Rich. Yep, it usually is something simply. Next time don't
  > be pullin on anything but the boot when you handle dem wires ;)
  >
  > Still, I'd like to see the failure mode to be sure. Too bad you
  don't
  > have a megger or a high voltage lead tester like they use for
  piston
  > airplanes...you could autospy that bugger just for grins.
  >
  > Feel free to ask if you need help with the A/C thing, a good place
  to
  > start is with the websites mentioned below or the Hayes book. Walt
  > can also give you the scoop.



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