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Audi A3 (dim licence plate lights) deliberate low voltage 

Mechanic Matt
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this car was in at another garage because the license plate (number plate) lights were very dim.
they checked for power going to the bulb holder and found it only had 0.5 volts.
this low voltage is deliberate when it sees an open circuit or high resistance in the circuit.
if the lights are switched off and on again, you will see battery voltage across the contacts for a second. then it will reduce the voltage to 0.5 volts if it sees an open circuit or blown bulb.
I hope this helps someone else that thinks it may have a voltage supply fault.
thanks for watching.

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Комментарии : 21   
@MechanicMindset
@MechanicMindset 3 года назад
Cold bulb monitoring, no fuses so a FET protects the lines instead 👍 Easy for some to get tripped up by this! Nice one Matt
@mechanicmatt871
@mechanicmatt871 3 года назад
Thanks for watching and for your input here Darren. Cheers Matt
@thecapedcrusader326
@thecapedcrusader326 3 года назад
Excellent info there Matt. Thanks for posting.
@mechanicmatt871
@mechanicmatt871 3 года назад
Thanks for watching
@davesterl
@davesterl 3 года назад
Great stuff again!!! What current does that loadpro pull? Is it about 20ohm inside it
@mechanicmatt871
@mechanicmatt871 3 года назад
Hi Dave it has a 25 ohm resistor inside it. Thanks for watching mate
@the_retired_mechanic
@the_retired_mechanic 3 года назад
yep been caught out by this myself so do lots of my testing using a bulb in a holder with insulated clips to connect
@evansmarts775
@evansmarts775 3 года назад
The screws on this are usually rounded, I wonder how the other garage looked at voltage without looking at rusted bulb holder ends !! Nice one Matt 👍 thanks
@mechanicmatt871
@mechanicmatt871 3 года назад
It was in a bad way, I would have thought that they would have at least try to clean it up and see how that went. Thanks for watching Evan
@evansmarts775
@evansmarts775 3 года назад
@@mechanicmatt871 I am slowly learning that I only trust my self and no one else ( had too many cars from other garages saying 100% we looked/checked the fuses and component it does not work ) and turns out most of them they don't even look 😞 now regardless what garage cars been to I check it my way only 😎😎
@CANDiagnostic
@CANDiagnostic 3 года назад
Bcm fet controlled. Top work as always
@mechanicmatt871
@mechanicmatt871 3 года назад
Thanks mate 👍
@chevy790
@chevy790 Год назад
mine -both lights not working -new bulbs fitted and contacts on holders cleaned---put test lamp(12v) accross contact points where u put ur leads from meter-bulb on test lamp not lighting--garage said it needed a new light plate trim or second hand one as unit faulty although they didnt remove as its apparently bit of a job----new ones on ebay are out of china(£30) which im not fussy on and cant get one in scrap yards as this unit is sold with boot lid new audi one £90-----could it be anything else i assume there is no seperate fuse for these light as i cant c one-thanks in advance
@iankelly2110
@iankelly2110 3 года назад
good job matt
@Nick-Emery
@Nick-Emery Год назад
Thanks for this 🙂
@shaykh_Mahboob
@shaykh_Mahboob 2 года назад
I have a slightly different problem with my friends Audi A3. His reverse camera which replaces one number plate light works fine but the built in led light in the camera unit looked blown. I ordered a new camera and the reverse camera works fine but the led light doesn't work. Any ideas on what to do next?
@mechanicmatt871
@mechanicmatt871 2 года назад
Hi check if it's getting power when the side lights are on, it may just not be compatible with the bulb sensing circuit on the A3
@rafaeltavares96
@rafaeltavares96 2 года назад
Mines turns on and off in 1 second, i worked fine until now, 1 year Maybe its dirty too, i will clean both They turn off because they dont detect a bulb is that correct even when is one in there?
@mechanicmatt871
@mechanicmatt871 2 года назад
Yes it had too much resistance in the contacts, thanks for watching
@davidwaters5348
@davidwaters5348 3 года назад
Hi I take it you only get 12 volts if the bulb is working and connected
@mechanicmatt871
@mechanicmatt871 3 года назад
Yes that's correct David, apart from for the first second when it has 12 volts. Thanks for watching
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