Testing electric brakes, Update.
I want to test out the electrical side of our fivers brakes. I read an article giving the max amp draw for four 10 or 12 inch brakes as 11.3 - 13.3. I can use a 20 amp multi tester. My thinking is to...
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Snowman9000 wrote:
Ok, I’ve got 12.3v output to brakes with the lever pulled, and 10.5a. So it’s a little low, but is it significant?
If the readings were made when the brake magnets were cold then you may have one magnet that is not connected.
have someone hold the manual controller so that about 3 volts is applied. Then listen with ear very close to each wheel.
The prodigy puts out a pulse width modulated voltage at low levels and the magnet will usually sing at a frequency you can hear.
