wagoneer Posted January 7, 2023 Report Posted January 7, 2023 I'd like to test the starting and generating circuit for voltage drops according to the MTSC check which calls for putting a 10 amp current load onto the circuit. It calls for using a carbon pile or series of lamps that add up to 10 amps of load. Any recommendations on how to do that easily and reliably? Carbon piles don't seem to be a thing anymore on the cheap end. I was thinking of rigging something with lamps in parallel to increase load. 1 Quote
wagoneer Posted January 9, 2023 Author Report Posted January 9, 2023 Incidentally , turns out Chrysler revised the process in 1950 in an updated MTSC guidance saying to test by just turning the ignition on and measuring a load by voltage drop. no carbon pile required. 1 Quote
wagoneer Posted January 11, 2023 Author Report Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) 56 minutes ago, MarcDeSoto said: What MTSC booklet is this? Aug 1950 ignition System Servicing Mymopar has an invaluable complete set of videos and pdfs of the booklets across all the years. I find them to be fantastic supplement to the shop manual, and fun to read/watch. The early years that cover our 46 to 54 vehicles are full of such great teaching information for us. The target audience was professional serviceman but written in layman language enough that it serves as educational reference for us keeping them going. I was lucky, when I first bought my Chrysler, that I found a complete bound original set of 47 and 48 from presumably the first MTSC conferences! My set belonged to a Mr J Fred Miller (maybe). Edited January 11, 2023 by wagoneer Quote
MarcDeSoto Posted January 12, 2023 Report Posted January 12, 2023 (edited) Yes, I have the booklets, filmstrips, records, charts, etc. I've even contributed to the online website some filmstrips they were missing, such as the rare ones on the M-5 transmission. My only gripe about the filmstrips is the mostly horrible sound quality. It was caused because the sound editor digitized the records with a stereo cartridge. Even though they are long play records, they should have been recorded with a 78 cartridge. The records sound great then. You're lucky to get those rare binders and they look near mint! Edited January 12, 2023 by MarcDeSoto 1 Quote
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