How To Test a Relay (and How Relays Work) - in 8 minutes
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
- Explaining How relays work and How to test them. Every car has relays, but why? what do they do? and how can we check if a relay is bad? Understanding relays' purpose and operating principles is an important step in being able to diagnose various electrical problems. (relay testing made easy)
Timestamps:
0:00 intro
0:15 what is a relay
0:30 why we need relays
2:27 how relays work
3:44 how to test relays
7:05 fastest way to check a relay
7:22 check relay circuit basics
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This is Fantastic.... You are well versed in Auto Electrics. What a tutorial. Short and to the point. Well explained. Bravo!
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The rarest of things on CZcams, a concise, yet detailed explanation with clear examples and easy to understand audio and video. I learn a lot from these DIY videos and this one was as good as they get.
Excellent tutorial very well explained. Usually there are many people that are afraid to look at anything dealing with electrical concepts, but you explain it in a way that it's simple to understand. Thank you very much.
Ditto!
I'm 71 and never knew what a relay was, how it works. Much thanks. A little knowledge goes a long way.
Very informative presentation. Been looking for a straight forward explanation and this is it. No background music, good clear sound, excellent video production and graphics. Well done.
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Best explanation I've seen so far for this topic, please make more videos about practical topics with a practical demonstration & explanation as u did here :)
Clear, understandable and simple explanation. Thanks, two thumbs up (literally) 👍👍
Yes totaly right, Thank you for your successfuly lesson.
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Great video . This is the first time I'm following you because I had a problem with the windshield washer and the tester indicated the relay. It was very instructive for me. I learned how a relay works and is checked and about its role. You explained in a very comprehensible way. I became a member on your channel and I am convinced that I will learn many more things in this field. Thank you very much !
Great! Simplified explanation that helps make sense of electric relays and circuits.
I love your teaching techniques! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
This is simply a superb explanation that any layman can understand. Hats off! Please keep posting such useful videos, which would help thousands of people like us.
Very educational and to the point.I looked for over an hour before I found this video it is exactly what I needed to know to fix my truck.Thank you sir you are a good teacher.
Amazing! Only video you need to watch about relays. I'm not very good at understanding and testing automotive electrical equipment. After watching this Great video, I am confident with testing relays and how they work and what their function is. A must watch video for every diy mechanic.
I'm looking forward to watching your other videos.
You explained this perfectly! I watch so many stupid videos that taught me nothing before I found this one. You helped me completely understand how these relays work & how I can test them on my own. YOU ROCK! THANK YOU!
Make It Easy Mechanic :
Thank you for another logical, simple and informative presentation. Again, I've learned a lot.
Excellent and thorough explanation. Perfect demonstration on how to test! Thank you for another superb quality video.
Very well done, easy to follow due to simple explanations of complex problems. Thank you for not only teaching about relays but also sharing teaching methods that demystify the complex.
Your video is the only one that discussed checking both the resistance between pins 85 and 86, and supplying power to these pins to test the resistance between the other two pins after the relay is activated. Great job!
Thank you so much. I use these types of videos to learn. I wish I had these when I was young. I’m 73 and learning new things help keep me sharp.
What an excellent lesson about relay! I have watched a few other videos about the relay, but I was still not so sure if I really understood all about it after watching them. I am so happy that now I really know about how the relay works and how to check it. What a clear, detailed, and well-illustrated tutorial video! Immediately subscribed. I have also purchased the CZcams Premium just because I want to download this video for future reference. Thank you so much!!
Best video about relays explantation ever! Straight to the point and use words that easy to understand. Thank you!
Without doubt, the best, most informative and most easily understood video on how relays work. I had little knowledge about how relays work before I seen your CZcams video. Now armed with your knowledge, I can fault find (diagnose) many scenarios when my car or bike doesn't start and save myself £ or $ in garage repair costs. Good video, please make a lot more, Barry from Chester (UK).
Great video. A good example of a 5 lug relay is a high/low beam circuit. The same relay can be used to power both by supplying power on the control side when light switch is in low beam position and turning the control side off when in the high beam position.
I have to say far the best example of showing what. Everything else,was for, an the way they work. Only the first one I have seen.thank you for your time.
Easily the very best explanation of relays that I've come across. Clear and concise. Great job, I'll share this with my followers.
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Best vid on this subject by far. Most don't include the detailed troubleshooting to see if the relay is even getting any power. Just checking the relay is only part of the troubleshoot. Thank you for this video. Liked & Subscribed
Best explanation of what a relay does, and it how it works and how to test it. I will bookmark this video for future reference........Thank You for this learning video !
Wow that was a very detailed explanation and demonstration thanks for taking the time to educate the viewers😊
are you over 12 ... if so you propably have a good paying job and take your car to the shop...did not have to watch video..just heading and over 8 mins to say it tells me he thinks he's really smart but really he just found out about it.. I learned that stuff as a kid when I wanted to know how things work.. bike apart at 7.. dads lawnmower at 9.. first motorcyle apart at 13 & still going in my 70's
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This is one of the best videos I've ever watched!! Thanks a lot for such and friendly and informative presentation, it really is very helpful!!
What a magnificent video of explaining electrical functions in a simple and easy to understand manner. I have been a novice to electrical works but capable mechanically. This is important for me. Thanks again 👍👍👍🙏!
Ditto!! I'm the same way. I actually feel confident about testing relays and how they work and their function.
This was by far the best and down to the point video I have ever seen.Congratulations
Exceptional tutorial with easy to follow concepts that explain everything. Thank you!
I just found your channel yesterday while attempting to diagnose a dead power window/lock circuit on my daily driver Lexus LS400. While I knew about 75% of the tips and tricks you so perfectly illustrated, I am very happy to have found this channel. I’m pleased with the extra 25% of knowledge I gained. But, I am even more pleased because I will be sharing these videos with my two sons who also love working on their Toyotas and also a young father I am attempting to mentor through his first car ownership. He recently bought a $650 1996 Dodge Dakota that is what I refer to as a “One of everything car” because it needs one of everything nearly.
Thanks for helping me pass our cumulative knowledge to the next generation. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
(Now, if I can just fix this overly complicated power window/lock/sunroof/memory seat adjustment circuit on this 1996 LS400, I’ll be happier still)
I’m still stuck on this thing. It’s a 1996 Lexus LS400. I’m getting low and/or erratic voltage at the kick panel fuse box on the power circuit and none of the doors locks, windows, sunroof, power adjustments in the seats and telescoping wheel are all inoperable. Everything else works as new. I did have an extreme amount of smoke from burning insulation under the dash in the vicinity of the kick panel fuse box. I bought a replacement unit but with Lexus security I’m wondering if I change it out will it activate the immobilizer or worse?
I’m not opposed to creating a new standalone circuit/fuse/relay to bypass the stock fuse box but I thought I might ask if you thought replacing the fuse box might cause problems with other systems. It is from an identical LS400 of the same model year and options.
Any help you can provide, even if it’s just to point me to where I should test with my multimeter would be greatly appreciated. I would be happy to contribute to your patreon or similar if you can help me repair or hotwire these windows, etc
You have made understanding how relays work very easy for me. Thank you so much!
Great tutorial 👍 very succinct and well considered. Many thanks for sharing your hard won knowledge.
Thank you so much for putting this tutorial together. It was very well explained. I was able to use this video to find the bad relay my car had. 👍
EXCELLENT video!! 👍(Clear, detailed and easy to understand)
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Thank you very much ,as an engineering student who likes to work on cars your video helped me a lot going from pure theory to real examples !!!
Excellent video. Even a basic understanding of electricals helps massively if you do your own car work
since it is easily explained it is easily understood. one of the best videos about relays
Excellent 101 on Fuses and Relays, Very well Explained, Very Detailed, Very Understandable. Very good Job. Continue w/ these lectures 6:55
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Well done very informative. Easy to understand for one who doesn't do this every day saving critical brain cells for the actual diagnostic work. I have an intermittent start and stall that I am working on.
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Excellent and easy to understand and troubleshoot! Thank you for making this video!
Great! Simplified explanation that helps make sense of electric relays and circuit
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An excellent explanation of a relay and how they work. Thank you.
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this video is thumbs up👍 it actually helped me understand relays. i dont know too much yet on electricity but want to learn. good video.
Listening to a person who understands the theory and the concept. Clear logical teacher indeed ! Excellent excellent
Wow that was an exceptional tutorial. Nice imagery as well.
My Dad was an electronics engineer. Usually I call him for advice on relays... But he's gone now.
Thanks for being there!
Good voice, clarity, and pace. You got a new subscriber.
This is one of the best relay test videos. Thank you!
Simply the best explanation I've watched. Thanks!
EXCELLENT video - explained in simple terms - very well done
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Simple walk through and explanation.
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One more vote for an informative and well presented video.
It should be mentioned that if the relay is suspect and you don't have a similar relay handy, first use your voltmeter to ensure that terminal socket 30 has current. If it does, put a jumper between terminals 30 and 87 on the socket and the downstream device should be activated. If the device doesn't work with a jumpered relay socket, current isn't reaching the device and you may have a break or short along the wire. Don't leave the jumper in place after you park the car, or you may drain the battery; the circuit may not be made to carry current continuously.
Very clear and easy to learn, great training Thanks a million
Excellent tutorial. Good explanation for understanding. Thank you very much.
Great job explaining, im learned so much , keep making videos for future generations!
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Superb explanation. So easy and simple to understand.
I have been clueless on those..now I think I have a good understanding!
Great job explaining this and teaching the how to, very much appreciated!
On the spot tutorial... Keep up the good work 🙏
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An excellent and coherent explanation for a D.Y.I. mechanic. Thanks.
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My girlfriend and I have been learning how to work on cars, I have much exp. I have to say your videos are the easiest and most educational ones I have EVER seen
Thanks for the refresher. Knew this when I was younger, then over time, I just swapped out relays for speed of diagnosis.
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Great video, I learned a lot of things about the Relays.
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