Re: Testing switches w/ digital ammeter

[Cheapass Ron <rapieper@yahoo.com>]

Yes, you should see a dead solid 0 ohms across the terminals of a
closed switch.  More info please: what are the symptoms of the circuit
that is making you suspect the bad switch?  

Ron
--- Sean Clark <sjclar00@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hey,
>     I've been trying to diagnose my ignitions switch using a digital 
> multimeter.  I'm not real sure how to use it, as I borrowed it from a
> 
> friend.  If I'm testing for continuity across terminals, what result 
> indicates a faulty switch.  When I use the audible ohmeter mode of
> the 
> multimeter, it beeps and registers a changing resistance that varies
> from 0 
> to 300 to 600 ohms.  It jumps around in that range with no particular
> 
> pattern over a period of a few seconds.  Does this indicate a faulty
> switch? 
>   I know that a good switch should show no resistance, but my weird
> results 
> have me unsure on whether or not the switch needs replacing.  What's
> the 
> deal?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Sean Clark
> 88 16v Scirocco
> 
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