Automotive Electrical Wiring

Course Contents, Concepts and Issues:

Automotive Electrical Principles and Circuits

• Electrical Principles
• High Current or Low Voltage
• Ohm's Law
• The Power of Formula
• Combinations
• Kirchhoff's Law
• Forming and Tracing a Circuit
• Wire Resistance Chart
• Installing an Electric Fuel Pump
• On-Board Computer Risks
• Battery Disconnecting

Tools for Automotive Wiring

• Essential Tools for Auto Electrical Wiring
• Using Test Lights
• Using Analogue Multi-Meters
• Using Digital Multi-Meters
• Functions Multi-Meter

Essentials Automotive Wiring

• Essential Connections
• Crimp-Style Connections
• Using Crimping Tools
• Soldering Iron and Guns
• Insulating Connections
• Temporary Mechanical Connectors
• Distribution-Type Connectors
• Connectors and Plugs
• Basics for AWG Wire 8 and Larger
• Ignition Switches, Wiring Harness and Controllers
• Ignition Switch
• Wiring Harness
• Essentials of Controllers

Power Accessories and the Charging System

• Electronic Door Lock Circuits
• Electronic Window Circuits
• The Charging System

Equipment Wiring and Component Upgrade

• Observing Safety
• Metal Barrier
• Tachometer Installation
• The Charging System
• Work Protection

Troubleshooting

• Flowcharts
• Typical Problems
• Circuit Inoperable
• Blown Circuits
• Blown Fuses
• Working to Burned Up Wiring
• Detecting Faulty Battery: Battery Testing Methods
• Checking Intermittent Circuit Operation

Installation and Interface

• Power Door Lock and Power Window Circuit Interfacing
• Factory Wiring Diagrams
• Power Sunroof and Convertible Top Circuit Interfacing
• Upgrading Headlights to Higher Power Units
• Auxiliary Battery
• Accessory Fuse Panel

Developing Wiring Harness

• Essentials of Harness
• Building a Harness from the Start
• Harness Construction Project