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Old 05-31-2004, 05:15 AM
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Originally posted by stevebfl
[Many cars have pumps that are a real liability and real diagnostic techniques have been adapted to quantitatively judge these risky pumps.

The pattern is taken by placing an inductive ammeter on a power wire. It represents curent over time. The humps indicate peak current at each commutator segment. Characteristic shapes of particular "humps" can identify a complete revolution and thus determine rpms. Aftermarket sources have compiled tables of rpm values for these perishable pumps.
Steve,
can this test be done with normal amper metre or rather an oscilloscope

what is the time scale of your graph?
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