Capacitor - Test
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| Illustration 1 | g03221396 |
Discharging capacitor (1) Capacitor mounting screw (2) Capacitor lead | |
- Disconnect capacitor lead (2) from the terminal on the back of the alternator. Remove the plastic housing from lead (2) that surrounds the clip.
- Touch lead (2) to the capacitor mounting screw (1). This discharges the capacitor.
Note: Each time this test is done, the capacitor must be discharged.
- Put the multimeter on the 20M resistance (Ohms) scale. Connect one multimeter lead to capacitor lead (2). Touch the other lead to capacitor mounting screw (2) .
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| Illustration 2 | g03221556 |
Capacitor test (1) Capacitor mounting screw (2) Capacitor lead | |
- There should be a very low resistance for a short period. Then resistance should stabilize above 100000 ohms (meter reading 0.10 or greater).
- If the reading is not correct, replace the capacitor.
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