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  1. TedG

    No start- Bad control box?

    Hi Paul, Trouble shooting electricals via typing is dangerous. To measure resistance on a contactor, it needs to deactivated (as you did) and no ohms/open circuit is verified. If ohms were found, then you would have a stuck/arced contact, like points on older M-series gassers. The contactor...
  2. TedG

    No start- Bad control box?

    Paul, As mentioned on the phone, disconnect the wires on the side of the contactors and then measure resistance. This will allow you to measure actual resistance (if any) of the contacts, both energized and non-energized. The silver relay in the 800 series box is: Stancor 70-903 and can be...
  3. TedG

    No start- Bad control box?

    hi paul, that might be a 900 series box. they work in 800's though. can you check resistance through each contact? intenals might be oxidized. since I can't see well using my phone maybe there is an issue with the pcb . even 'new' trucks have problems! ted
  4. TedG

    No start- Bad control box?

    800 series control box I recently rebuilt one of my control boxes and thought I would pass this information along. The silver can relay is Stancor 70-903 and can be purchased for around $20 at Allied Electronics. The black plastic relay is AMTEK SAZ4401 and are becoming harder to find. Since...
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