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BID : 45834_GB7CIP
Subj: Wiring & Form Tapping out
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From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO
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By G8MNY                                     (New Aug 07)
(8 Bit ASCII graphics use code page 437 or 850, Terminal Font)

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 �������������   Buzzerｳ
                ﾚﾄﾄﾄﾄ�������������<ﾄﾄﾄ[]ﾄﾄﾄｴﾞﾄｿbatt
                ｳ    �������������         ｳ  ｳ
                ｳ                             ｳ
     Return pathﾀﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾙ
    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 and sensitive AF Amp and headphones as the phone engineers use..

                      Large Cable
       Selected wire ������������� Probe    Amp
               oﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄ�������������ﾀ=========ｴ>ﾄﾄﾄﾄo Detecting
Series Headphone)    �������������  Screen ｳ ｳ     )Headphone
               o                     Lead  ｳ ｳ    o 
 1kHz osc ﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾙ                           ﾀﾄﾁﾂﾄﾄﾄﾙ
      _ｳ_                                    _ｳ_
      ///                                    ///

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, and 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 ������������� Probe    Amp
               oﾄﾄﾄ==�������������ﾀ=========ｴ>ﾄﾄﾄﾄo Detecting
Series Headphone) ｳ  �������������  Screen ｳ ｳ     )Headphone 
               o  ｳ                 lead   ﾀﾄﾁﾄﾄﾄﾄo
 1kHz osc ﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾙ  ｳ
 floating ﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾄﾙ

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, and 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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