Repair Procedures: Inspection

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Switch "ON" the ignition.
Connect the KDS/GDS.
Emit intensive light toward the photo sensor using a lamp, and check the change in output voltage.
The voltage will rise with higher intensive light and fall with lower intensive light.

Fig 1: Checking Change In Output Voltage

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