Hmmm.  I guess we haven't heard from TerryK lately...or have we?

Mike
On 1/22/03 6:07 AM, "George Goff" <THX0001@AOL.COM> wrote:

> Speaking of Idle Stabilizer Control Valves, in a message dated 1/22/03
> 6:54:55 AM, RAlanen@AOL.COM writes:
>
> << Yes, absolutely yes.  Apply 12 volts from my battery charger all the
>
> time to test these suckers. >>
>
> Frank, my man, will you please stop conveying these baseless absolutes; some
> of the innocents might believe you know what you are talking about and get
> their tits in a wringer.
>
> The Idle Stabilizer Control Valve (ISV) is just that, a CONTROL VALVE.  It is
> not a solenoid stop valve that operates as an all-or-nothing devise.  The ISV
> functions on the principle of a duty cycle or dwell.  Unless the coil of an
> ISV has an open circuit, connecting it to a battery charge will only prove
> that the ISV can make a loud clack!!! as its slug slams against the end of
> its housing.  As an added benefit of your testing regimen, the ISV can be
> ruined from the shock of this self-abuse or because its duty cycle is
> exceeded and the coil can't stand all those tender loving amps coursing
> through its windings.
>
> In use, the ISV hovers about a point determined by a fluctuating supply
> current of 20 mA - 430 mA.  That is why it is supposed to hum rather than
> sound like a riveter at work.  So, the next time you are going to whack an
> ISV with a battery charger, why don't you first measure its DC resistance in
> order to appreciate what you are about to do to it.
>
> George
>