Re: Re[2]: TPS voltage @ WOT

From: Bob Tom (tigers@bserv.com)
Date: Tue Apr 25 2000 - 10:12:23 EDT


At 10:00 AM 4/25/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Ya know what has really got me baffled is I measured the resistance on the
TPS
>before I took voltage readings and the resistance overloads my Fluke at
WOT...
>Using ohms law (V=IR) shouldn't the signal voltage approach the input voltage
>(approx. 5v) as R takes the big jump towards infinity at WOT?? What's in the
>TPS that's stepping down or holding back the voltage?

As far as I've read, Tom, it's a potentiometer with closed tb plate position
close to 0.5v resistance and, at WOT position, just a little resistance.

Bob



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