I bought a multimeter long time ago
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I plan to test some computer parts, but I did not get time to do it. now my refrigerator did not freeze, so I used it to test defrost heater.
diligent hands rule....
excellent. I have used my multimeter on many troubleshooting projects around the house over the years.
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I plan to test some computer parts, but I did not get time to do it. now my refrigerator did not freeze, so I used it to test defrost heater.
diligent hands rule....
Oh yes. Checking fuses, batteries, temperature, ... the list goes on. I have several: two digital (so I can check the batteries in the other - and one has a current clamp the other doesn't) and a pair of Avo 8 analogue meters.
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Oh yes. Checking fuses, batteries, temperature, ... the list goes on. I have several: two digital (so I can check the batteries in the other - and one has a current clamp the other doesn't) and a pair of Avo 8 analogue meters.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
but my problem is : I forgot my initial goals: what kinds of computer parts I can check? I liked Dell laptops and desktops. so I bought lot of stuff from eBay...
diligent hands rule....
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but my problem is : I forgot my initial goals: what kinds of computer parts I can check? I liked Dell laptops and desktops. so I bought lot of stuff from eBay...
diligent hands rule....
The problem with "cheap" multimeters - the test probes do not last.... And how many use the interfaces I/O ability to test transistors or even diodes? The old war military philosophy still applies - "unplug the faulty module and replace it , throw the bad one away ".
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The problem with "cheap" multimeters - the test probes do not last.... And how many use the interfaces I/O ability to test transistors or even diodes? The old war military philosophy still applies - "unplug the faulty module and replace it , throw the bad one away ".
Member 14968771 wrote:
unplug the faulty module and replace it , throw the bad one away
Cut it in half and throw it away - I learned that with cables decades ago. It you don't, some bugger will fish it out of he bin and it'll come back to haunt you ... :~
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I plan to test some computer parts, but I did not get time to do it. now my refrigerator did not freeze, so I used it to test defrost heater.
diligent hands rule....
Does it still multi-meet?
Nothing succeeds like a budgie without teeth.
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I plan to test some computer parts, but I did not get time to do it. now my refrigerator did not freeze, so I used it to test defrost heater.
diligent hands rule....
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I plan to test some computer parts, but I did not get time to do it. now my refrigerator did not freeze, so I used it to test defrost heater.
diligent hands rule....
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I plan to test some computer parts, but I did not get time to do it. now my refrigerator did not freeze, so I used it to test defrost heater.
diligent hands rule....
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Does everyone, (apart from me), have a multimeter? :confused: Why has no-one told me! I'm, obviously, going to get right on it. Ebay or Amazon? I feel, somehow, that another one of life's opportunities has passed me by. ;)
5teveH wrote:
Does everyone, (apart from me), have a multimeter?
:raises hand: Perhaps we should start a support group - "Developers without multimeters". We could debate whether to allow developers without voltmeters and/or ammeters to join, too. :)
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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The problem with "cheap" multimeters - the test probes do not last.... And how many use the interfaces I/O ability to test transistors or even diodes? The old war military philosophy still applies - "unplug the faulty module and replace it , throw the bad one away ".
Member 14968771 wrote:
The problem with "cheap" multimeters - the test probes do not last....
Ain't that the truth. I had a multimeter that I bought in the early 1970s. Of course, from that era, it was still an analog meter with a needle. This is it (at the Radio Museum): Multimeter 200H Equipment Central; where?, build 1973 ??, 3[^] It lasted me over 40 years but it was the probes that wore out and I found I could buy a cheap new digital multimeter for less than the cost of a new set of probes. That digital meter lasted me 5 or 6 years and then those probes wore out and again it was cheaper to buy a new meter than to get a replacement set of probes.
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I plan to test some computer parts, but I did not get time to do it. now my refrigerator did not freeze, so I used it to test defrost heater.
diligent hands rule....
I have a temp probe (thermocouple) for mine, handy for beer making. :cool:
>64 If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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Does everyone, (apart from me), have a multimeter? :confused: Why has no-one told me! I'm, obviously, going to get right on it. Ebay or Amazon? I feel, somehow, that another one of life's opportunities has passed me by. ;)
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Does everyone, (apart from me), have a multimeter? Confused | :confused: Why has no-one told me! I'm, obviously, going to get right on it. Ebay or Amazon? I feel, somehow, that another one of life's opportunities has passed me by.
**Raises hand - I've got a few multimeters, a 'scope and a signal generator/logic analyser. Of course, I was pure embedded dev for 15 years or so, so there's that.
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I plan to test some computer parts, but I did not get time to do it. now my refrigerator did not freeze, so I used it to test defrost heater.
diligent hands rule....
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Does everyone, (apart from me), have a multimeter? :confused: Why has no-one told me! I'm, obviously, going to get right on it. Ebay or Amazon? I feel, somehow, that another one of life's opportunities has passed me by. ;)
Nah, never found a need for one - you are not alone.
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I have a digital thermometer - does that count?
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Does everyone, (apart from me), have a multimeter? :confused: Why has no-one told me! I'm, obviously, going to get right on it. Ebay or Amazon? I feel, somehow, that another one of life's opportunities has passed me by. ;)
Just for checking fuses with the ohm meter is worth it. I have a garage door opener that is out of support and to replace it would require a total rebuild of springs, etc. plus the cost of the new opener. It had a well designed control board that needed 2 pop-in fuses replaced. $10 versus $400 dollars.
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Does everyone, (apart from me), have a multimeter? :confused: Why has no-one told me! I'm, obviously, going to get right on it. Ebay or Amazon? I feel, somehow, that another one of life's opportunities has passed me by. ;)
Any self-respecting person would have one and an oscilloscope if you ask me, the more probes the better. :thumbsup:
Regards, Rob Philpott.
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I plan to test some computer parts, but I did not get time to do it. now my refrigerator did not freeze, so I used it to test defrost heater.
diligent hands rule....
Hi, I love multi meters. I learned how to use an old Simpson in the Air Force when there was no such thing as autorainge... LOL Now I have a talking meter with a nice female voice. I never knew how freeing is a talking meter till I went blind. thanks for sharing... chuck
