EB-610 Diesel Starting & Charging

Innovative Technologies in Education (ITE)

EB-610 Diesel Starting & Charging

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This system will develop student understanding of the concepts, maintenance procedures and techniques needed to maintain and repair today's diesel truck starting and charging systems. Built-in test equipment allows in-circuit checks of current and voltage while varying the system's electrical load.

System components include:

Battery and battery cables
Circuit breakers

Starter motor and solenoid
Throttle and tachometer

Starter relay
Digital multimeter

Ignition switch
Clamp-on ammeter

Alternator
Battery charger/tester

Fuel pump and fuel gauge

Experimentation and fault-inserted troubleshooting exercises provide students with the following hands-on opportunities to explore real-world technical malfunctions for battery discharges, cranking problems, and short battery/bulb life:

Operation and function of digital meter and ammeter
Detection and repair of corroded negative cable and broken positive battery cable

Understanding battery voltage vs. load and temperature
Detection and repair of burned out starter and starter relay solenoid, and, pitted starter relay contacts

Understanding proper battery charging and test procedures
Detection and repair of loose solenoid terminal, burned out solenoid, and dirty solenoid/starter link

Experimenting with typical cranking system voltages, and charging system test procedures
Detection of bad ignition switch

Detection and repair of bad and discharged batteries
Detection of empty fuel tank and FTSU, and no +12V to fuel system

Identifying bad alternator diode
Detection of high alternator regulator output

Detection and repair of sulphated positive battery terminal
Detection of loose alternator "Batt" condition