How To Test For A Short In Car Wiring. Checking a simple circuit is straightforward - the lighting circuits are among the simpler ones - but the electrical wiring in a car contains many interlinking and branching circuits which bring complications. Youre now going to test this length of the wiring harness for continuity which shows whether electricity is able to flow through the wiring.
Continuity is the transfer of an electrical charge from one end of a wire to the other. Now this shorted wired could be something like the insulation. Your wire harness should have a collection of fuses for your cars different wiring systems.
Now this shorted wired could be something like the insulation.
Reconnect the scope or voltmeter to the appropriate. Tracing short circuits in your car can be a downright nuisance for even the most skilled mechanic. Trying to find a short in the system might sound like a job for a professional but in this video you will learn how you can use an 8 test light to locate a shorts in your cars electrical system. To read it identify the circuit in question and starting at its power source follow it to the ground.
