[DML] Re: question for the experts about testing automotive electric devices

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A computer power supply will probably not work well. Especially if you
try to run a motor that has a high starting current draw. Try not to
overcomplicate things. If you have to "bench" something just make up a
couple of wires from the battery in the car. Best to include a fuse in
case the item you are trying to run is shorted.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757




--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Farrar Hudkins" <fhudkins@...> wrote:
>
> A computer power supply supplies +3.3V, +5V, or +12V of DC power to a
> device (depending on which leads you use). Could one test an
> automotive device's function using this power?
> 
> For example, if I wanted to test -- to pick a device at random -- the
> seat belt warning buzzer, could I take it out of the car and give it
> DC power from my computer to see if it buzzes?
> 
> Farrar Hudkins
> #2613
>




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