Before I became an Automotive Student I thought the electrical side of automotive repairing and diagnosing was complicated and like a foreign language to me. My first automotive class was Automove Electrical Systems. In that class I learned Electrical Fundamentals, Electrial Systems, and Automotive Electricity. This class openned my eyes and gave me a new look the automotive electrical systems.
I learned how to use the right tools to diagnose and repair automotive electrical problems. These tools included the digital multimeter (ammeter, voltmeter, ohmmeter), test light, jumper wires, wiring diagram, and the knowlege I recieved in my classes.
Armed with this knowlege I tackeled a project of my own. The headlights on my friend's van were not working right. The low beam on one side was not working and the high beam on the other side was not working. I got a copy of the wiring diagram and marked the problem areas. I looked at the bulbs and they looked good. I tested the different points for voltage and the points passed. Finally I tested the bulbs for continuity with my ohmmeter and discovered that one bulb lacked continuity with the low beam and the other lacked continuity with the high beam. So I bought some more bulbs.
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