Sentences with phrase «does voltage drop»

When there is a higher load, does the voltage drop?

It's not really useful to do the voltage drop test directly across the bulb because the bulb is expected to have resistance and a large voltage drop (that's how it works, after all).

In general try to avoid doing a voltage drop test on any circuit when one lead isn't connected to the battery.

Not exact matches

For example, the irrigation contractor must be able to read the landscape plan and the grading plan in order to efficiently design the sprinkler system; the low - voltage outdoor lighting specialist must understand the electrical plans in order to design a lighting plan that reduces voltage drop and does not conflict with the full - voltage lights specified for the home.

The current drops to a very small value at low voltage as electrons in the metal contact don't have enough energy to occupy one of the cluster orbitals.

it does sound like the relay is bad the voltage drop on the ignition wire is weird though.

Does what I am saying make sense or maybe you are saying alternator voltage drops over time?

The resting voltage would drop over time but this doesn't matter if the alternator, (Engine ON), voltage remains constant.

@user568458 it won't damage the fuse but voltage drop is a better indicator of fuse health and doesn't require removing the fuse / disconnecting the battery to test.

The best probable explanation I can come up with is that the «false start» you described caused a drop or spike in voltage (or even removed voltage from the supply line, depending on what you did with the ignition key) right at the point that the airbag controller was powering up and performing its self - diagnostic.

Even cheap power strips will do a decent enough job protecting against the power surges, but they offer no protection against drops in line voltage, brownouts, blackouts, and other power supply issues.

If the voltage does not drop to a safety level, the lock will not be released.