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Starter zero current test apparatus and method

  • US 7,538,571 B2
  • Filed: 12/30/2005
  • Issued: 05/26/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An alternator and starter tester for testing a starter motor, comprising:

  • a software that controls a starter zero test;

    a first switch, when closed, allows power to a transformer;

    a second switch, when closed, allows power to a solenoid of the starter motor;

    a current meter that measures current flowing on a power line; and

    a processor that communicates with the software, the first switch, the second switch, the transformer, the solenoid and the current meter, wherein the starter motor fails the starter zero test when the first switch is activated to allow power to the transformer and current is detected as flowing.

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