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Old 07-30-2015, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by jl8200 View Post
Shawn is right. All you have to do is check both side of the switches for voltage going in and out. Put the positive probe on the switch and the negative on ground somewhere. Next find the constant hot side of the switch (one side should have 12V all the time). You need to do this to find out which side is coming directly from the power source. Once you have done that, move to the other side of the switch (the load side) and open and close it. If you see 12V appear and disappear then the switch is working properly. If not then its the switch. Simply ohming out the switch might not work since the switch is not isolated from the rest of the circuit. Oh and no I didn't stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night.
Bingo, I also have not stayed in a Holiday Inn Express in the last few nights but I can spell Fluke and Wiggy, has to count for something.
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