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Atreidae

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Posted: May 12, 2004 at 4:22 AM / IP Logged

Okay. this is as noobie as questions get.

How do I find earth on a wire (handbrake door triggers etc) without endagering airbags computers canbus etc etc

Ive heard of test lights that light up "power" or "earth" but I cant seem to find them for sale in australia (I dont care if they need batteries or need to be connected to earth and +constant to work)

I know I can just connect my testlight to +constant and probe.. but the results could be disasterous!

(yes I searched and all the keywords I tryed got nothing)

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Posted: May 12, 2004 at 9:37 AM / IP Logged

Haha you said earth. Just kidding, we call it ground in cars here. If you are worried about damaging computers or airbags then you can go an buy a cheap Digital Multi Meter. These will not damage any circuits and they are good to have around.

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Atreidae

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Posted: May 18, 2004 at 6:46 AM / IP Logged

Yeah I have a DMM but a logic tester (so i have been told) will find earth. (or ground as you americans say it :D)

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