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G8MNY > TECH 26.12.09 00:56l 66 Lines 2574 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Wiring & Form Tapping out
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Sent: 091225/2334Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EU #:45669 [Caterham] $:45669_GB7CIP
From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EU
To : TECH@WW
By G8MNY (New Aug 07)
(8 Bit ASCII Graphics use code page 437 or 850)
Here is some basic methods of tapping out/fault finding wires in large
multicore cables or forms (car looms?).
DC BUZZER
If full DC access is easily available then a simple DC buzzer test will do OK.
Large cable
Selected wire ððððððððððððð Buzzer³
ÚÄÄÄÄððððððððððððð<ÄÄÄ[]ÄÄÄ´ÞÄ¿batt
³ ððððððððððððð ³ ³
³ ³
Return pathÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
via earth/sheath/spare wire.
For in between connectors a Pin can be inserted into single wires to make
connection to confirm the identity or prove the fault, but doing so will damage
the insulation!
UNBALANCED AC TESTING
When no access to the wire is possible then AC testing can be done with a large
AF signal & sensitive AF Amp & headphones as the phone engineers use..
Large Cable
Selected wire ððððððððððððð Probe Amp
oÄÄÄÄÄðððððððððððððÀ=========´>ÄÄÄÄo Detecting
Series Headphone) ððððððððððððð Screen ³ ³ )Headphone
o Lead ³ ³ o
1kHz osc ÄÄÄÄÄÙ ÀÄÁÂÄÄÄÙ
_³_ _³_
/// ///
Here the cable is not in audio pairs, the return path is via earth. The probe
is just an unscreened wire/rod connected to a short screened lead to the Amp.
The Amp is very high gain (10,000x e.g. a 741) & tailored for 1kHz.
The osc can be a steady tone or a pulsed tone, 3V AC is a good level to use.
When you hear the loudest tone in the detecting headphone from the cable, earth
that lead, & if the tone then goes, the send headphone gets louder, if not it
is just a loud crosstalk keep searching.
BALANCED TESTING
Large Cable
Selected wire ððððððððððððð Probe Amp
oÄÄÄ==ðððððððððððððÀ=========´>ÄÄÄÄo Detecting
Series Headphone) ³ ððððððððððððð Screen ³ ³ )Headphone
o ³ lead ÀÄÁÄÄÄÄo
1kHz osc ÄÄÄÄÄÙ ³
floating ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ
Here the cable is in audio pairs. When you hear the loudest tone in the
detecting headphone from the cable, short that pair of wires together, & if
the tone then goes, the send headphone gets louder, if not it is just a loud
crosstalk pair (fault?) keep searching.
Why don't you write an interesting bul?
73 De John, G8MNY @ GB7CIP
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