Simon C
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Was looking at your schematic some more and on Page (16-40) an LPG pressure switch feeds three more switches and a lamp. If that pressure switch is bad something will not work.
Problem is that it won't run what it was designed to run.
Sorry but none of your relays have been load tested, they have only been proven to have coil circuit working.
Well actually whatever relay was working when it cranked is probably fine but not sure which one it was.
Simon C
So powering up the relay coil with a 9 volt battery is good, but the problem is that the load carrying contact pins on the relay need to be hooked up to a 5 watt bulb from a separate small 12 volt battery. I bought a small AGM battery specifically for doing these tests. Your Fluke meter will always show perfect continuity with only the weakest of contacts or partially burn't contacts.The relays are the same ones that have always been in it when it was running previously. I removed them and used a 9v battery to test them as to not blow the internal snubber diode. Using my fluke, I put the meter in continuity mode and clipped alligator clips to the contact terminals of the relay itself. When energized with the 9v battery with polarity correct, the relay clicks and I have continuity through my meter. So both these relays are functioning. They are normally open relays. But as you mentioned, I need to more carefully check for loose pins. I didn’t see or feel any but it’s possible I could have overlooked something either on those relays or somewhere else. By the way, I did previously unplug every relay in the machine and test the relays in the same manner mentioned above. It was time consuming but they all tested good. We’re getting closer for sure. I just wish I knew what exactly I jumpered when I jumpered the contact terminals on those relays and the machine started and ran. I’m beginning to think that maybe these schematics I have are not the right ones for some reason. I can’t seem to find the corresponding colors. I have to any of the relays in the schematic.
Problem is that it won't run what it was designed to run.
Sorry but none of your relays have been load tested, they have only been proven to have coil circuit working.
Well actually whatever relay was working when it cranked is probably fine but not sure which one it was.
Simon C