PS Magazine - NOVEMBER 1975
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 276
NOVEMBER 1975
Slave cables and receptacles make
the jumping job easy. But if you're not
careful, they can zap your alTernator±
Some of Those cables are cross-
wired, and the receptacles might be
hooked up wrong, too±
²ake some time to check out the
connections± ²B ORD
537
(Sep
56)
gives organiZational mechanics the
go³ahead F´r these tests.
µirst, checK the receptacles on the
vehiCLe with your multimeter set up
the way it wa¶ to check the batterY
voltage.
²urn on the vehiCle master switch·
Put the positive (red) Lead of the
meter in the positive
(
+
±
terminal of
the receptacLe± Groun¸ the black lead
to the vehicLe frame¹not to the
negative terminal of the receptacle±
If the volºmeter registers, the re»ep¼
tacle is ½nstalle¾ right¿ If notÀ take the red lead out of the
+
terminal and
put it in ºhe ÁtermiÂaL¿ If you get a reading this º½me, the leads are crossed in the
receÃtacÄeÅ ²urn off the master switch and disconNecT the battery± Remove the
receÃtaCLe and change the power leads around±
,._CHEcK 1e
WIRING
FOR
A Lo±S² ³r B´kµN WI¶·¸
¹º a sh»T
CircUIT!
Æurn on THe veHiclEÇmaster switcH±
Èonnect one end of the slave caÉleÊto
the receËtacle± Make sure That itÌs
pluggeÍ in righT± Îf YoU Have to force it,
iTÏs ËrobaÉlÐ upsiÍe Íown±
ÈonnecT The red lead Ñf THe
voltmeTer To the ËosiTive post on The
free enÍ of tHe sÒave cable, anÍ The
,.±²
³-´
µ
Élack leaÍ to a ground on the veHicle± It
shoUlÍ reaÍ tHe veÓicÒeÌs voltage±
If Ðou get no reaÍing, try tHe reÍ
leaÍ on the negative post of the caÉle±
If you get a reaÍing There, reverse the
leaÍs on one end of The caÉle± If you
still donÌt get a reaÍiÔg, tHe caÕle is
ÍÖfecTiVe±
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