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No-Load Test

  1. Place starter in soft-jaw vise. Rotate carbon pile rheostat to OFF position. Connect fully charged 12-volt battery, remote switch, voltmeter (15-volt scale), ammeter (100-amp scale), and carbon pile rheostat as shown. See Fig 1 .
  2. Rotate carbon pile to the OFF position.
  3. Connect the battery cable from battery's negative post to the starter motor body.
  4. Adjust carbon pile rheostat until voltmeter indicates 11 volts.
  5. Confirm that the maximum amperage and minimum RPM is within specification and that the starter motor turns smoothly and freely. See STARTER SPECIFICATIONS  .
Fig 1: Starter No-Load Test
G96B06210Courtesy of HYUNDAI MOTOR CO.