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Old 08-09-2006, 07:22 PM
Arthur Dalton Arthur Dalton is offline
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Benz uses a reverse duty cycle measure. It is ONFFmeasure, vs ON..

"Mercedes has chosen the less common definition of "duty cycle" in this case. They are referring to the percentage of the entire pulse period during which the voltage is zero, not the time when it is near battery voltage (mine was +13.6 V when the battery was +14.0 V). In other words, if the pulse rests at ground for 7 milliseconds and then rises to +13.6 V for 3 ms, the duty cycle is considered to be 70% (see oscilloscope trace at right). "
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