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Most trackers, dash cams and telematics boxes need three things from the vehicle: constant power, an ignition signal and a ground. Wiring Basics teaches you to find all three, prove them with a meter and close the job so it stays fixed. Six lessons. Two games. No sign-up. Real facts, and made-up examples always labeled as made up.
Three vehicles, decoy wires, a clock and an airbag harness you must not touch. Find constant, ignition and a ground you can trust.
Five cases with a customer complaint and a handful of meter tests. Diagnose it in as few tests as you can.
Many wiring guides are mostly a wire-color chart and a warning. This course is a set of habits: test every wire, never trust a label, always check the ground under load, and prove the job before you leave. Every claim that comes from a manufacturer or a test equipment maker says who said it. Every scenario that was invented for training says so. If we are not sure about a fact, it is not in here.
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A free six-lesson course for installers on constant power, ignition sense and ground wiring, using a meter, fusing and routing, and closing out an install. It was built by API Signal installers, for installers.
New installers learning the three wires every GPS tracker, dash cam and telematics device needs, and experienced installers who want to tighten up testing habits.
No. It is free and needs no login. Your scores and rank are saved in your own browser on your own device.
Each lesson is about ten minutes with its quiz. The Install Bench and Find the Fault games take another ten to twenty minutes.
From published installation guides and service information, including Geotab, GPS Insight, Logistimatics, Fluke, VIOFO and Tesla. Training scenarios that are made up are always labeled as examples.
Training content only. Vehicle wiring varies by make, model and year, so follow the device manufacturer's installation guide and the vehicle's service information.
Built by Installers, for Installers.
Constant. Ignition. Ground. API Signal.
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