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stevesauto58 Freshman Member Picogroup Offline I'm an Autonerd Posts: 5 mtn home idaho Idaho USA Gender:	bench testing a starter Apr 6^th, 2014 at 6:42am Bench testing a starter ? no syc probe ?. Can it be done. ?
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busjockey LSD Guide Offline The Diesel Nerd Posts: 3,442 Champaign Illinois USA Gender:	Re: bench testing a starter Reply #1 - Apr 6^th, 2014 at 9:59am What do you want to use a synch probe for?
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stevesauto58 Freshman Member Picogroup Offline I'm an Autonerd Posts: 5 mtn home idaho Idaho USA Gender:	Re: bench testing a starter Reply #2 - Apr 6^th, 2014 at 10:52am So the amp clamp is all I need ?...kinda figured that. I have not used the scope yet on anything and was curious about testing a known bad starters draw on the bench, even thou theres no load on it..I will try it...thanks
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Spence LSD Guide Picogroup Offline Posts: 8,025 Jeffersonville Pennsylvania USA Gender:	Re: bench testing a starter Reply #3 - Apr 6^th, 2014 at 12:49pm Go hook it up to your car. Plenty to look at there.
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Re: bench testing a starter
Reply #4 - Apr 6^th, 2014 at 3:50pm

I agree with Spence, but if you wanted to you could bench test it. Just hook up the battery charger to the positive post and have a jumper wire from pos to the solenoid terminal. Then put the negative cable to the starter housing. I would put the starter in a vise to be safe. Then just hook up your amp clamp to either wire on the battery charger and engage the starter. You will then see the current reading.

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Tom Roberts Autonerdz Administrator Picogroup Offline Autonerdz Founder Posts: 8,598 Olympia Washington USA Gender:	Re: bench testing a starter Reply #5 - Apr 6^th, 2014 at 3:54pm Hint: Getting started with your scope posts are best placed in one of the Picogroup area boards.
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busjockey LSD Guide Offline The Diesel Nerd Posts: 3,442 Champaign Illinois USA Gender:	Re: bench testing a starter Reply #6 - Apr 6^th, 2014 at 4:01pm Oh, yeah that too.
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Derreck LSD Guide Picogroup Offline It's getting better all the time... Posts: 2,367 Murray 535 ft Kentucky USA Gender:	Re: bench testing a starter Reply #7 - Apr 6^th, 2014 at 4:35pm Spence wrote on Apr 6^th, 2014 at 12:49pm: Go hook it up to your car. Plenty to look at there. X2 Getting some amperage waves from the neg battery cable while cranking would be a great place to start pun definitely intended
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