OK, so you got a huge bunch of used plug leads, how do you test them to make sure there serviceable?
Some sorta multimeter thing?
Cheers Karl
OK, so you got a huge bunch of used plug leads, how do you test them to make sure there serviceable?
Some sorta multimeter thing?
Cheers Karl
Mad Cunt
you need a magno
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suck on one end and crank?
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You can check resistance with a multimeter, but its a bit hit and miss, Ive checked some out, they looked fine, chucked them in the car and could see them arcing outside that night.
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Cory
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ohm meter is the only way to test. there's a range you need to look for, something like 30 ohms per foot of lead or something. I can't remember the exact measurement but someone will know.
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magno is special meter used to test high voltage stuff it puts a lot of volts thru what it tests
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i have sexdaily, i mean dyslexia
If you want to to test them under load, modify an old spark plug and lead end so that you can put the additional plug in series with one installed in an engine.
ie, coil pack -> lead under test -> old spark plug & lead end gadget -> spark plug in engine.
This will test the lead under *more* load than it normally sees, certain to highlight any problems with the coil pack as well as the lead under test.
Don't zap yourself or people you like, blah blah.
Cheers,
Alex.
oh, an insulation tester such as a Megger? That'd work too, though if the insulation is breaking down you'll find the resistance will be well out of spec anyway.
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The water test is best- (Thanks Carroll Smith...)
Find the nearest body of water.
Throw leads and plug into said water.
If it floats use it.
Works for bolts that you are suss on too.
Muz
Seriously, if you have a suss lead, buy a new one- they are cheap as chips- certainly not worth the pain of tracking down an intermittetent problem for...
8000 per m
cheers
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amen!
with certian twin cam engines your leads tend to only come in $80+ sets, so you get paranoid & wanna check them, but really it ain't worth it to buy a cheap generic $10 lead for testing
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I just looked it up in my old textbooks, one says 1500 - 2500 per 100mm, & the other says about 10 000 per foot...
I'd agree with muz that the flotation test is the best one
Flotation test for sure, works with all sorts of things, fasteners, plug leads witches etc. leads are cheap as so why use dodgy ones. *Note* The floatation test does not apply to anything in a bush basher.
WHy use dogy ones, cheap?
Were talking about a 760 turbo volvo with funky rear mounted dizzy with the weird ass plugs on the rotor an funny long bits at the plug end...
Anywho, for this ohmeter gear, what exactly do you do, i need a procedure here.
Mad Cunt
I was going to say 24 kohms (24000 ohms) per metre.
As mentioned though it won't tell you if the leads are breaking down under high voltages.
1. Drive to supercheap
2. Purchase $10 multimeter
3. Take off lead to be measured
4. Set multimeter to ohms OR upside down horse shoe shape
5. put one mutlimeter lead on one end of lead, put other lead on other end of lead and read resistance. (then wriggle the lead a little to see if the resistance changes)
6. measure lead to see if your resistance falls within the acceptable ohms per metre limits.
7. .....?
8. Profit
cheers
Cory
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