Electrical
What is needed to create a electrical circuit?
What is a fuse, load, switch, wires, and power?
Name four types of automotive batteries.
What is Wet-Cell Lead-Acid, Gel Cell, AGM, and Lithium-Ion?
State the main function of the alternator.
What is charging the battery and powering electrical systems?
What automotive component is responsible for cranking the engine upon startup?
What is the starter motor?
What is a good reading of a relay coil?
What is 60-100 Ohm's.
Define the term "relay" in an automotive context.
What is an electrical component that controls high current loads with low current?
Define the term "CCA" in an automotive context
What is "Cold Cranking Amps"?
What type of current is produced by an alternator?
What is AC current? (alternating current)
What is a weak battery or poor connection?
When testing a Left front fog light and it doesn't turn on what might you test first?
What is Fuse, Relay, Power source.
What electrical component limits the flow of current in an automotive electrical circuit?
What is a resistor?
What voltage should you read when connecting a DMM to a fully charged automotive battery?
What is 12.6v?
What component inside an alternator can convert AC current to DC current?
What are diodes?
What noises might you hear if you have a bad starter?
What is grinding, ticking, hard noise.
A customer comes in with a complaint about their LR break light isn't working you test it and it turns on however it is less bright than the other break light what might be the issue?
What is high resistance.
Define Ohm's Law.
What is voltage equals current times resistance?
What condition causes white/blue buildup on an automotive battery's terminals?
What is corrosion/rust?
What is the normal charging voltage RANGE while the engine is running?
What is 13.5-14.5v?
What gear is engaged by the starter?
What is the flywheel/flexplate?
What is a rare type of circuit problem in the automotive context?
What is Short-to-Voltage?
What automotive tool is commonly used to measure voltage, current, and resistance in a circuit?
What is a Digital Multimeter?
What kind of battery test checks the battery's ability to deliver current under load?
What is a Load Test?
If an alternator overcharges, what component must be replaced, or is most likely faulty?
What is a voltage regulator?
A customer comes in with a inoperative starter issue you test the starter and it doesn't work once you get to the starter you see the wires are chewed up by a animal what might this cause?
What is open circuit.
What are the main accessories that stay on when the vehicle is off?
What is CPU, ECM, Clock, Radio.