Real Life Scenario Where The Relay "Switcharoo Test" Worked For Me.

I made this video after figuring out that I had a bad A/C relay. I was out in the country and it was hot. My A/C was inop and I needed to figure out what was wrong with my A/C . I figured out that I had a bad A/C relay after performing the relay "switcharoo test". I made a video showing how to do this not too long ago. ( see link below). That video was good but It lacked an actual bad relay. I now had a "real life" scenario. So, I made this video. I thought it would be great to show you how this failed relay was behaving and to reinforce just how handy and easy the "switcharoo test" is. ( I didn't even have to break out the tools)

Note: Not all faulty relays will behave in the same manner. Some may not even intermittently work.

Also at around the 1:50 mark I'm not trying to wiggle the relay. Well I am but it's an attempt to get the relay out, not test it. It's best not to wiggle relays that violently. I was having a hard time getting the relay out while filming with one hand.

Here is a link to that video mentioned. I'd suggest watching it as it goes into a little more detail on the "relay swap test" aka "switcharoo test": https://youtu.be/XGG9FzKBVd4

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