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Originally Posted by ard
from the schematic you linked the 'yellow' side (as I recall, Gelbe in german?) is the left side
So thats one question... your left side is at 2Ohms (will draw 6A) the right side is at 30, so that will draw 12/30= 0.4A.
Can you pop out the spindles? Just disconnect the ends, see if either moves? Id be cautious about applying 12VC to the spindles (pin 1+2), since I am not sure if it is a simple DC motor or a closed loop drive system of sorts.
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Thanks, ard, for your help throughout this diagnostics.
Too late--I already applied 12VDC to both spindle motors, and both moved vigorously to close the hatch. I still have no idea if that amount of voltage is bad or did any damage to either spindle, but I figure it's probably okay, as it did not strike anything (the upper tailgate moved downwards from fully-open and only moved for a few inches until I quickly removed the power).
I'm pretty confident that once I splice in a bypass to the broken pin at the end of the RT/GE wire (40A power input), the whole tailgate will work again. My plan is to take apart the tailgate control module, solder in a thick wire with a male disconnect terminal and use a T-tap on the RT/GE wire.
After that, I will deal with a bad spindle if there is one.