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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)) \\
+**To test the pull-in coil**:
+  - Insert a deep socket part way into solenoid.
+  - Connect battery -ve to the short stud of the solenoid.
+  - Momentarily apply +12 volt jumper wire to the terminal of the solenoid.
+  - The socket should pull in. \\ Leave it pulled in 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.
+  - Apply +12 volts to the 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 terminal.
+  - Remove the +12 volts from the terminal. \\ The socket should slide easily back out of the solenoid.
+**To load test the contact plate of the solenoid**: \\
+A headlight bulb works well for this.
+  - Jumper from batt +ve to to +ve of light.
+  - Jumper from long stud to -ve of light.
+  - Jumper from batt -ve to short stud.
+  - 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 ]]

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