Grid Filament Test

1994 Plymouth Grand Voyager Base, 41TESECTION Grid Filament Test
  1. Using a voltmeter with a 0-15 volt range, contact bus bar connecting grid lines on passenger-side of glass with negative lead of voltmeter at terminal "A". Contact driver-side bus bar with positive lead at terminal "B". See Fig 1 .
  2. Turn ignition and control switches to ON position. Reading should be 10-14 volts. Lower voltage indicates a poor ground. Attach negative voltmeter lead to ground. Voltage reading should not vary.
  3. Contact negative lead to passenger-side bus bar at terminal "A". Probe each grid line at midpoint with positive lead. A 6-volt reading indicates line is good. A zero volt reading indicates a break between midpoint and driver-side bus bar line.
  4. A 10-14 volt reading indicates a break between midpoint and passenger-side bus bar line. Move positive lead toward break. Voltage will change when break is crossed.
Fig 1: Checking Grid Continuity Voltage Drop
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