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Old 01-28-2015, 07:10 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by larrys40 View Post
Ray, Back the adjuster off if you haven't already. most of what keeps horns working is dirty/loose contacts between the wire connections where the plug in/solder joint, and brushes and brush holders. Use a volt/ohm meter to check for high resistance and poor connections. I've never done it than I can remember, but I'm sure you can take a horn armature and put it on a growler to see if the armature is shorted .

I'm a good electrical guy but I'm sure one of the expert horn guys will chime in.
Check out your connections and hopefully that will cover it!
Best of luck Ray!
Larry
Thanks Larry. The adjuster is way backed off. I cleaned the connections, but I don't know where to take the ohmmeter readings or even how to use my multimeter to do that! When I say I don't understand electricity, I ain't just whistlin' Dixie!
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