Throttle Position (TP) Sensor/Switch

1993 Ford Tempo LX, 2.3 X, StandardSECTION Throttle Position (TP) Sensor/Switch
TP SENSOR SPECIFICATIONS

Throttle Position (1) Volts (1) Ohms
Closed 0.5 400
1/4 Open 1.3 600
1/2 Open 2.2 1600
3/4 Open 2.9 2200
Full Open 3.7 3000
(1) Values may vary by 15 percent.
TP SENSOR SPECIFICATIONS

Throttle Angle (1) Volts
.50
10° .97
20° 1.44
30° 1.90
40° 2.37
50° 2.84
60° 3.31
70° 3.78
80° 4.24
(1) Values may vary by 15 percent.
RENDER: 1.0x

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