Power Locks Relay Test - DAC4862
OK, my power locks are wonky again. The battery isn't very old, even though replacing it usually resolves it for a while. Trickle charging it has had no effect.
Basically sometimes the power locks work, sometimes they don't. When they don't, I hear the relay clicking, but nothing happens. Using the keys works fine.
I put a meter on the wires to see what happens.
The black probe is always on the black/ground wire.
When I attach the to the output wires, orange/white and orange/green, they both work when they work, and no readings when they don't. It's just a bunch of numbers on these, that don't seem to be easily recorded, since they're just surges.
When I attach the orange/blue input wire, I get about 350mV when unlocked and 0mV when open. One time, I was able to get the numbers to fluctuate even when it wasn't working, but only one time.
When I attach the orange/red input wire, I get 0.5mV when open and about 4.00V (not mV) when closed. I was able to get readings multiple times when the locks weren't working, one test when the locks were not working, I was getting consistent readings of 1.9mV when closed and 0.5mV when open. Usually when the locks didn't work, neither did these changes to the meter.
Lastly, I tested the power. First the constant power, purple. I got 12.18 down to 11.60 when actuating.
The white, switched power was 11.92 to 11.58. When I turned the car off, I got 0V down to -235mV when switching.
Does any of this mean anything to help solve why I'm having trouble with this part?
Basically sometimes the power locks work, sometimes they don't. When they don't, I hear the relay clicking, but nothing happens. Using the keys works fine.
I put a meter on the wires to see what happens.
The black probe is always on the black/ground wire.
When I attach the to the output wires, orange/white and orange/green, they both work when they work, and no readings when they don't. It's just a bunch of numbers on these, that don't seem to be easily recorded, since they're just surges.
When I attach the orange/blue input wire, I get about 350mV when unlocked and 0mV when open. One time, I was able to get the numbers to fluctuate even when it wasn't working, but only one time.
When I attach the orange/red input wire, I get 0.5mV when open and about 4.00V (not mV) when closed. I was able to get readings multiple times when the locks weren't working, one test when the locks were not working, I was getting consistent readings of 1.9mV when closed and 0.5mV when open. Usually when the locks didn't work, neither did these changes to the meter.
Lastly, I tested the power. First the constant power, purple. I got 12.18 down to 11.60 when actuating.
The white, switched power was 11.92 to 11.58. When I turned the car off, I got 0V down to -235mV when switching.
Does any of this mean anything to help solve why I'm having trouble with this part?
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George M.
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