ididit Electrical: Ignition Switch Test - Manual

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ididit inc. 610 S. Maumee St. Tecumseh, MI 49286 517-424-0577 FAX: 517-424-7293 ididitinc.com
IGNITION SWITCH TEST
Switch Test
The easiest way to test these circuits is to use a battery or a battery charger. If using a
charger set to 2 or 10 amps not start!! Connect a power source to the red wire. Connect a
test light to the ground side of source.
Here is what you should get:
Key off
Brown, Pink and Purple dead
Key counterclockwise Acc. Power to Brown wire only
Key in run mode Power to Brown and Pink
Key in crank mode Power to Pink and Purple
If any of these fail, please verify that the plug was wired correctly.
Should be as follows:
A= Pink
B= Brown
C= Purple
D= Red
This should be the same on each side of the plug.
We will not send out a replacement switch. The column must come back to us for service.
Ignition wire. Pink
The pink wire travels from the pink wire on the column, through the ballast resistor and out
to the coil, or ignition system. This wire is hot in the run position and in the crank position.
If the vehicle is equipped with an electronic ignition, the feed for this is still the pink wire.
If this is a points distributor the pink wire still goes through the ballast resistor.
If using an aftermarket ignition, the pink wire will most likely connect to a power in wire..
Red
IF the aftermarket system says they can bypass the ballast resistor. Then they probably
can.