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can i use regular lightbulbs to adjust the TPS?

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Old Mar 25, 2002 | 12:27 AM
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can i use regular lightbulbs to adjust the TPS?

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Old Mar 25, 2002 | 12:33 AM
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I don't believe so, you have to use 12 volt lamps, you can get them at radio shack for a couple bucks or buy an ecu scanner/tps adjuster on eBay or something
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Old Mar 25, 2002 | 01:02 AM
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anyone else know for sure?
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Old Mar 25, 2002 | 01:43 AM
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Better not. Don't use lightbulbs at all. You should get low-current LED's. Lightbulbs pull to much current and could fry your ECU. This is the case on a 1986-88 model. I don't know about the newer types. I always use two voltmeters.

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Old Mar 25, 2002 | 03:59 AM
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Originally posted by Marco
Better not. Don't use lightbulbs at all. You should get low-current LED's. Lightbulbs pull to much current and could fry your ECU. This is the case on a 1986-88 model. I don't know about the newer types. I always use two voltmeters.

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I second that. Dont use light bulbs. A lot of people will say to just go to Radio Shack and buy some 12V bulbs and use them, but if you are going to radio shack, you might as well pick up the right thing, which is 12V LEDs. You just have to hook them up the right way, since LEDs only allow current to flow in one direction.
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Old Mar 25, 2002 | 05:21 AM
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Get a couple of Radio Trash 12Volt LED's. Tie the red wire from each LED together and presto, you have one each TPS checker.

To use stick the two red wires that are tied together in the crossways running terminal on the green connector, and one each black wire into the parallel terminals on the same connector.

Adjust with a warm engine. Simply turn the TPS screw slowly until only one of the LED's light up.
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Old Mar 25, 2002 | 06:53 AM
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Originally posted by MasteRX
I second that.
I third that.

There was at least one thread in the last of year of someone who used regular bulbs and toasted their ECU.
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