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Old Oct 6, 2021 | 12:44 PM
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Is it ok to have a voltage on pin 1 and pin 3 when the crank sensor is unplugged I'm getting ting 5v on both need help

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Old Oct 6, 2021 | 04:30 PM
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i am no expert ,but you have a ground a live and a signal wire .with ignition on you can get up to 5 volts at those 2 pins.i had similar wit my transit last week
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Old Oct 6, 2021 | 07:02 PM
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Thanks a lot I was thinking that the signal wire doesn't have permanent voltages
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Old Oct 7, 2021 | 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Lups
Is it ok to have a voltage on pin 1 and pin 3 when the crank sensor is unplugged I'm getting ting 5v on both need help
And why are you testing like that ?

What exactly is the problem ?

And what voltages may appear can depend on the type of sensor, and simple voltage tests are rarely of much use with a multimeter
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