How do you check if a ground is good with a multimeter?
You can use a multimeter to test your outlets for proper grounding.
- Connect the multimeter’s probes to the main body of the meter.
- Turn the multimeter to the highest AC voltage range available.
- Insert the two test leads into the hot and neutral parts of the outlet.
- Remove the black lead and put it in the ground outlet.
Why is there no power to high beam on one side?
This happened after a washboard stretch. There is no power at the headlight harness plug for low beams on one side, and some voltage bleeding through on one side between high and low. There isn’t a fuse or relay in the fuse box, and the column switch has little tiny wires so the power isn’t going through there.
What’s the problem with a low beam headlight?
Driver’s side low headlight out. Checked connector, both sides, from negative battery terminal to connector. One side 0 voltage, assume it is negative side. One side 3.5 volts, assume it is positive side. Believe this means fuse is OK but voltage not adequate, need 12 volts. Solution? I am having the EXACT same problem. Bulb is good.
Why are the low beams out on my T800?
I am working on a 2009 T800, the driver called me after midnight saying the low beams were out on one side, the high beams on the other. This happened after a washboard stretch. There is no power at the headlight harness plug for low beams on one side, and some voltage bleeding through on one side between high and low.
Why is the left low beam brighter than the right?
Since both low-beams are powered by the same pole of the headlamp switch and the left low-beam is bright while the right is dim, the problem is probably not in the headlamp switch. Since the headlamps are individually grounded and each headlamp has one bright filament, the problems are not likely to be on the ground side of the circuit.
This happened after a washboard stretch. There is no power at the headlight harness plug for low beams on one side, and some voltage bleeding through on one side between high and low. There isn’t a fuse or relay in the fuse box, and the column switch has little tiny wires so the power isn’t going through there.
I am working on a 2009 T800, the driver called me after midnight saying the low beams were out on one side, the high beams on the other. This happened after a washboard stretch. There is no power at the headlight harness plug for low beams on one side, and some voltage bleeding through on one side between high and low.
Do you need to replace both high and low beams?
Some vehicles use a single bulb for both high and low beams while others do not. If the high beam on the same side is also out, it may be one bulb. You do not need to purchase specific bulbs for each side, but identifying which is the blown out bulb will help you to replace it without having to start the vehicle again.
Since both low-beams are powered by the same pole of the headlamp switch and the left low-beam is bright while the right is dim, the problem is probably not in the headlamp switch. Since the headlamps are individually grounded and each headlamp has one bright filament, the problems are not likely to be on the ground side of the circuit.