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03-02-2013, 09:28 PM
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Mine is easy to use. Much easier than a dial gauge meter. Just set it for what you wan to measure and put the leads on what you want to test. Mine is a clamp meter, it's a pretty common middle of the line fluke.
The symbols from top to bottom are
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Just turn the dial to what you want to measure and it will say on the screen what it s set to. You will use the dc and ohms settings on a vehicle.
03-02-2013, 09:29 PM
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03-02-2013, 09:30 PM
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Blower motor resistor? Is that the switch directly behind the little turn dial thing that increases the amount of air that is blown out? Mine was partially melted but i didnt replace it. I only have 2 settings as far as i know. Low and Full F-16 engine blast. 96 SE. I find it weird it only has 2 settings.
03-02-2013, 09:32 PM
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I've never used it for amperage, but yea the clamp is so you can test without breaking joints or with a load. It's was just a decent price, and one a lot of people had, so it's the one I got. It's always ohms or ac volts at work.
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03-02-2013, 09:33 PM
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03-02-2013, 09:35 PM
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Yeah we use those for AC current, current is what kills you lol. I've done a little with them but I've always seen them used in more AC applications like you said, then measuring current as well.
03-02-2013, 09:38 PM
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All I use the clamp for is a way to hang it, so I have 2 hands for the leads. I wish it had a magnet strap.
03-02-2013, 09:54 PM
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Blower motor resistor? Is that the switch directly behind the little turn dial thing that increases the amount of air that is blown out? Mine was partially melted but i didnt replace it. I only have 2 settings as far as i know. Low and Full F-16 engine blast. 96 SE. I find it weird it only has 2 settings.
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Not sure where the resistor is on a 96, but on 97+ its in the HVAC box underneath the passenger-side dash. The resistor pack actually has only has 3 resistors in it, the 4th fan speed setting bypasses it and runs direct from the motor. Blown resistors or melted connectors are common as that thing gets pretty hot.
03-02-2013, 09:57 PM
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Blower motor resistor? Is that the switch directly behind the little turn dial thing that increases the amount of air that is blown out? Mine was partially melted but i didnt replace it. I only have 2 settings as far as i know. Low and Full F-16 engine blast. 96 SE. I find it weird it only has 2 settings.
03-02-2013, 09:59 PM
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Not sure where the resistor is on a 96, but on 97+ its in the HVAC box underneath the passenger-side dash. The resistor pack actually has only has 3 resistors in it, the 4th fan speed setting bypasses it and runs direct from the motor. Blown resistors or melted connectors are common as that thing gets pretty hot.
Strangley enough, but it is in same location on my 87 and 85. Aren't JEEPS incredible!
03-02-2013, 09:59 PM
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I can't afford that right now. She's gonna get new gaskets and that's it. I may have ran it for 2 miles after I noticed what was going on. I think I got it shut down quick enough that I didn't cause any other damage. I was on 59 right at New Castle.