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====== Bench Testing an Ironhead Solenoid ====== | ====== Bench Testing an Ironhead Solenoid ====== | ||
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- | **Three tests to bench test the solenoid, text and video** ... ((IronMick of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1525907)) \\ | + | **Three tests to bench test the solenoid, text and video** ... ((IronMick of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/140741-how-to-bench-test-a-solenoid-pic-vid?t=1525907)) \\ |
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**To test the pull-in coil**: | **To test the pull-in coil**: | ||
- Insert a deep socket part way into solenoid. | - Insert a deep socket part way into solenoid. | ||
- | - Connect battery -ve to the short stud of the solenoid. | + | - Connect battery -ve to the large short stud of the solenoid (normal output to starter motor). |
- | - Momentarily apply +12 volt jumper wire to the (thin/small) terminal of the solenoid. | + | - Momentarily apply +12 volt jumper wire to the small terminal of the solenoid (normally from the starter relay). |
- The socket should pull in. \\ Leave it pulled in to test the hold-in coil. | - The socket should pull in. \\ Leave it pulled in to test the hold-in coil. | ||
**To test the hold-in coil**: | **To test the hold-in coil**: | ||
- | - Move the battery -ve jumper from the short stud to the solenoid case. | + | - Move the battery -ve jumper from the large short stud to the solenoid case. |
- | - Apply +12 volts to the (thin/small) terminal and leave it connected. | + | - Apply +12 volts to the small terminal and leave it connected. |
- | - Try to pull the socket out of the solenoid. \\ The hold-in coil should resist your effort to pull the socket out while +12 volts is applied to the (thin/small) terminal. | + | - Try to pull the socket out of the solenoid. \\ The hold-in coil should resist your effort to pull the socket out while +12 volts is applied to the small terminal. |
- | - Remove the +12 volts from the (thin/small) terminal. \\ The socket should slide easily back out of the solenoid. | + | - Remove the +12 volts from the small terminal. \\ The socket should slide easily back out of the solenoid. |
- | **To load test the contact plate of the solenoid**: \\ | + | **To load test the high-current contact plate of the solenoid**: \\ |
A headlight bulb works well for this. | A headlight bulb works well for this. | ||
- Jumper from batt +ve to to +ve of light. | - Jumper from batt +ve to to +ve of light. | ||
- | - Jumper from long stud to -ve of light. | + | - Jumper from large long stud to -ve of light. |
- | - Jumper from batt -ve to short stud. | + | - Jumper from batt -ve to large short stud. |
- Manually push in the plunger. \\ The bulb should light up. | - Manually push in the plunger. \\ The bulb should light up. | ||
**And here is the YouTube video**: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjzcTye0ZS8|Bench Test Solenoid from IronHead Sportster ]] | **And here is the YouTube video**: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjzcTye0ZS8|Bench Test Solenoid from IronHead Sportster ]] | ||
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