Fried Yaw Sensor Power Wire
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ok sorry i am a noob with wiring, im only using a test light not a multimeter just to see if im getting power on that orange wire which i am not. but if youre saying i shouldnt get a voltage reading from it then it shouldnt light up my test light either then right? The exact problem is pretty much yea i cant get the vdc and slip light back off. all i did was cut the orange 12v wire at the yaw connector end and wired in a switch. after that i reconnected the battery and couldnt get those lights off, so then i took it back apart and couldnt get power off that wire and tried just reconnecting the oem wire without anything else, just twisted the 2 cut orange wire ends back together and it was no longer working, acting like it was still disconnected. I thought maybe i was using the wrong gauge wire when it was wired to the switch but it still wont connect with just the orange wire twisted back together. I also removed one bolt that holds the yaw sensor in there to put a ring terminal under that side of the yaw sensor and then the bolt back through for ground to the switch which is just for the light on the switch. the bolt holes on the yaw sensor are plastic so i figured there would be no issue with that but could be wrong and thought id mention that too.
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Next I would probe the orange lead at the VDC box (not the yaw sensor) to verify it's actually sending the correct voltage out, it's possible the wire is damaged somewhere along the line before the yaw sensor.
Also you need to get yourself a digital multimeter, even a really cheap Cen-Tech meter from harbor freight is better than nothing. Those little junky Cen-Tech's are good enough for automotive use. They have a selectable range of resistance instead of an auto-select like better meters use but once you're familliar with where to set the dial they work just fine and only cost like $10
Also you need to get yourself a digital multimeter, even a really cheap Cen-Tech meter from harbor freight is better than nothing. Those little junky Cen-Tech's are good enough for automotive use. They have a selectable range of resistance instead of an auto-select like better meters use but once you're familliar with where to set the dial they work just fine and only cost like $10
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