Report this forum post

Ed;
Resistance of a trucks chassis to it's electrical and/or electronic systems is a valuable tool to use in the determination of a truck's electrical cleanliness. A truck can have no or low resistance readings and still be electrically clean. The real problems are created by current flowing in systems and areas it shouldn't be happening. On todays AC vehicle, when they are being used to work in all weather conditions outside may fall short of the 100K ohm you are looking for yet still perform and do their job well. This is often the case in Europe. Low resistance is only telling the tech that there is a potential path for current to flow. What is interesting is when a truck stops working and the chassis has a higher resistance reading then 100k but the current flow is above say 45 mA and the electric steer drops out or transistors blow, particulary an IGBT.
  • Posted 15 Sep 2011 07:18
  • By MEngr
  • joined 15 Jan'11 - 247 messages
  • Missouri, United States

This is ONLY to be used to report flooding, spam, advertising and problematic (harassing, abusive or crude) posts.

Indicates mandatory field
JCB 533-105
Braeside, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Hire
Elwell-Parker ESI500-36
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, United States
Used - Sale & Hire
Latest job alerts …
Columbia, SC, United States
Wentzville, MO, United States
Cleveland Ohio, United States
Movers & Shakers
Laura Ness Owens Laura Ness Owens
Chief marketing officer, Bobcat Company
Chief commercial officer, Teradyne Robotics
CEO, MHEDA
President, European Rental Association (ERA)
Hangcha CBD15
China
Used - Sale
USD1,600
Taylor TE650S
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, United States
Used - Sale & Hire
Global Industry News
edition #1238 - 10 July 2025
This week Forkliftaction News is celebrating its 25th anniversary! A wonderful achievement given we launched at a time when just 6% of the world’s population were internet users, according to Internet World Stats . Over the coming weeks, we will be sharing stories about our history and rolling out more celebrations, so keep an eye out... Continue reading

PREMIUM business

Cascade Corporation (World HQ)
Leading manufacturers of attachments, forks and related technologies for forklifts and AGVs.
Movers & Shakers
Laura Ness Owens Laura Ness Owens
Chief marketing officer, Bobcat Company
Chief commercial officer, Teradyne Robotics
CEO, MHEDA
President, European Rental Association (ERA)