Understood Bill, I know the buzzer works and that it has power to it. " ONLY" I will ground the lead to the switch and see if it sounds key position on but engine off. It it sounds that tells me the wire and led and buzzer is good and the switch is faulty.
Thanks again guys. On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 2:32 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > Careful about that assumption. According to the Yanmar rep. that I spoke > to at the Annapolis Sailboat Show, that switch only tests the light and > buzzer by supplying power to them. It DOES NOT check the entire circuit to > the sensor/switch. > > Bill > > MYSTY > Landfall 39 > > In a message dated 10/30/2013 2:06:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Yup. That's what I though. > > R > > > > > > On Oct 30, 2013, at 2:50 PM, Jim Watts <[email protected]> wrote: > > OP said the buzzer worked with the test switch...so far we are assuming > he didn't just imagine the whole thing. > > > On 30 October 2013 10:46, Rich Knowles <[email protected]> wrote: > >> True statement. I suggested earlier that if it does not sound when the >> wire is grounded the problem is elsewhere. >> >> A resistance/continuity check across the sensor will quickly tell if it's >> faulty. No oil pressure should yield a direct short. >> >> Rich >> >> On Oct 30, 2013, at 14:36, Bob Dryer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Message: 4 >> Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 10:47:08 -0300 >> From: Rich Knowles <[email protected]> >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Stus-List I need a little help with a sender. >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 >> >> Yes. The sensor connects the wire to ground when there is no oil pressure >> and that sounds the buzzer. If the sensor is defective, it will not connect >> the wire to ground and the buzzer will not sound. >> >> So... If you connect the wire to ground, you are doing what the sensor >> should do, and the buzzer will sound. If the buzzer does then sound, the >> sensor is faulty. >> >> Rich >> >> Wait a sec. >> >> If the buzzer (or a connecting wire) is defective the buzzer will not >> sound PERIOD. >> >> Bob >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> [email protected] >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album >> http://www.cncphotoalbum.com >> [email protected] >> >> > > > -- > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > > -- “Sailors, with their built in sense of order, service and discipline, should really be running the world.” - Nicholas Monsarrat
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