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Originally Posted by manny
You're not following me. 
When I say back-probe, I mean you leave the connector connected, slide a safety-pin into the connector WITH the wire, connect your DVOM to the pin and read the values.
As for re-sealing pierced insulation, it doesn't take much moisture to " creep " into the hole & spread up the wire.
Remember when you're dealing with VERY LOW voltage readings, 0.1 volt, etc. or computer GROUND signals, it pays to be anal about sealing any " wounds ". |
Well it is inside and I seal it well. As for back probing I know what it is. The connector on mine was just a pain in the ass to do it with. No room to get around the sealed connector they used on my 190E. On other cars I would have done this since it is normally easier. But alas MB used a connector that did not easily facilitate this. Also note that my wire was pierced inside the car under the floor mat where no ones feet or water should ever be near. And also why I used a smaller probe. Hell sometimes you have to do what you have to do to get the test results. Barring buying an MB break out box to test one wire. And it is very evident under the hood that I am not the only one that has ever pierced a wire with a probe. I had to fix many that whomever worked on the car had not ever sealed, let alone used a piece of shrink wrap or tape.... And hey my car has 172,000 miles on it and is 18 years old and I paid a whopping 800 bucks for it. So I am not too worried. If the wire fails I will solder and shrink tube another piece in there.....
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~Jamie
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2003 Pewter C230K SC C1, C4, C5, C7, heated seats, CD Changer, and 6 Speed. ContiExtremes on the C7's.
1986 190E 2.3 Black, Auto, Mods to come soon.....
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