[DeTomaso] no electricity from switch to starter

boyd casey boyd411 at gmail.com
Sat Jun 11 08:27:48 EDT 2011


Did you have power *BEFORE *you installed the Pantera electronics module?
Boyd

On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 7:57 PM, <SOBill at aol.com> wrote:

> Mark,
>
> In my experience, the lest reliable parts of electrical systems are  the
> connections ..... not the wires.
>
> Either the ignition switch internals, the connections to-from the  terminal
> strip or the connections at the starter solenoid ...... you get the  idea.
>
> The best method of finding the problem is verify that voltage  exists at
> each junction point. Start at the final destination and work back  toward
> the
> source. Why start at the final destination? ..... the starter  solenoid
> might be the problem.
>
> What tool to use? A small, inexpensive digital multimeter  ...... you can
> measure voltage and resistance. These are available at any auto  parts
> sore,
> electronics store, Amazon (DT830B ~$10), Harbor Freight (#37772  ~$20). I
> prefer non-autoranging meters. I have never seen a trouble lamp
>  ...........
> one of these things with a probe, an alligator clip, and a light  bulb that
> wasn't so cheaply made that it was more likely to be the source of  trouble
> itself.
>
> Then you need to understand how the electrical circuit works. All  the
> basic, individual Pantera electrical circuits are available at
> _http://www.panteraplace.com/page107.htm_ (
> http://www.panteraplace.com/page107.htm) .
>
> Have fun  today,
>
> sobill at aol.com
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