Re: Your electronic knowledge put to a challenge!
Ok guys I don't have it exactly figured out yet, but am getting closer.
Step1 - First without anything hooked up, the light on the switch will start flashing at about 15 mph. Turn the car off and it will not come back on until 15 mph again.
Step 2 - I jumped the wire from the 'up limit' switch to the ground wire in the diagram. I did that because with the wing assy sitting on the workbench, the up limit switch is closed and down limit switch is open.
I drove the car and got it up to 66 mph and no light! I slowed down and turned the corner, and on came the flashing light. This maybe took 5 minutes to come on since I left the house.
Step 3 - I measured the resisitance of the motor sitting on the bench. 107 ohms. No problem, I jumped the plug in the car with a 100 ohm resistor. Back on the same test drive. Light came on the same area or time factor.
I measured my resistor and it actually was only 85 ohms.
Step 4 - I added a 45 ohm resister in series with the 85. Now I am in the 125 ohm area a with meter measurement. Hook it up and off I go. This time I drive a further distance before the light came on. I am guessing I went twice the distance before the light came on with the additional resistance.
Step 5 - I ran out of time and patients for today. Currently I have a 1K resistor jumped in the plug and plan to drive it tonight. I will let you know what I find.
ANy ideas would be greatly appreciated!
James
Last edited by James1549; Mar 14, 2009 at 01:56 PM.