Room Light: Inspection

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Measure the resistance between connector terminals.

Preparation tool:

Circuit tester

Fig 1: Room Light Connector Terminal Identification

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Terminal No.	Inspection conditions	Standard
1 - 3	Switch OFF	1 MΩ or more
1 - 3	Switch ON	Less than 1 Ω
2 - 3	Switch door	Less than 1 Ω

Apply battery voltage between the connector terminals to check the lighting condition of the light.

Terminal No.	Inspection conditions	Specification
3 (+) - 1 (-) 3 (+) - 2 (-)	Switch OFF	Light OFF
	Switch ON	Light ON
	Switch door	Light ON

Replace the light assembly - room if the inspection result is not within the standard value.