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A quick & dirty way to check for ground problems under load is to use a 
simple digital volt meter & measure from the ground side of the load to 
the negative terminal of the battery. If the ground is good, you'll read 
very near 0 volts. If it's poor, the reading will be somewhere between 0 
& supply voltage, depending on how bad the ground is.

Charlie

Chris Sargent wrote:

> Bob and John,
>  
> Here's a link to Bob Nuckoll's version of a continuity and load 
> tester .  I believe this is what you are looking for.
>  
> The PDF document showing it's use and construction are in the link.
>  
> http://www.aeroelectric.com/articles/grnding.pdf 
>  
>  
> Chris Sargent
> Huntsville, AL
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>  
>
> John,
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>  
>
> Could you elaborate a little more on this gizmo, like maybe a 
> schematic or picture?
>
> Sorry about the difficulty with the wiring.
>
>  
>
> Bob Perkinson
>
> Hendersonville, TN.
>
> RV9A
>
> If Nothing Changes
>
> Nothing Changes!
>
>  
>
> Howard left me with a very simple, cheap and extremely useful testing 
> setup made with two voltmeters and a D cell battery which allows me to 
> test a circuit under load and identify any weak connections, bad 
> crimps, cold solder joints etc. With this little gizmo I am newly 
> empowered, and have a lot more testing to do.
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