"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:54:53 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:54:11 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

How about putting an Ohm meter across the terminals. Tells you if it
is either open or shorted.

That's OK if you disconnect the wiring first, otherwise you will
crispy fry your ohmmeter.

You can plug my Fluke into a power outlet with it set to ohms without
any damage.

Casady


Fluke makes good meters. I still manage to blow them up though.
My favorite is still my Simpson 260 that somehow was mistakenly packed in my
personal stuff when I left the Navy.
Still works fine, 31 years later.

Eisboch

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:24:42 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

You can plug my Fluke into a power outlet with it set to ohms without
any damage.

Casady

Interesting, didn't know that.

Most of us don't own Flukes however. Traditional analog VOMs will let
the magic smoke out of the wires if you do that.

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:32:03 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:24:42 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

You can plug my Fluke into a power outlet with it set to ohms without
any damage.

Casady

Interesting, didn't know that.

Most of us don't own Flukes however. Traditional analog VOMs will let
the magic smoke out of the wires if you do that.

Simpson 260 - best VOM EVAH!!!

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:29:43 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:54:53 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:54:11 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

How about putting an Ohm meter across the terminals. Tells you if it
is either open or shorted.

That's OK if you disconnect the wiring first, otherwise you will
crispy fry your ohmmeter.

You can plug my Fluke into a power outlet with it set to ohms without
any damage.

Casady


Fluke makes good meters. I still manage to blow them up though.
My favorite is still my Simpson 260 that somehow was mistakenly packed in my
personal stuff when I left the Navy.
Still works fine, 31 years later.

Got two of them.

Best VOM EVAH...

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:02:20 -0400, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:29:43 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:54:53 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:54:11 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

How about putting an Ohm meter across the terminals. Tells you if it
is either open or shorted.

That's OK if you disconnect the wiring first, otherwise you will
crispy fry your ohmmeter.

You can plug my Fluke into a power outlet with it set to ohms without
any damage.

Casady


Fluke makes good meters. I still manage to blow them up though.
My favorite is still my Simpson 260 that somehow was mistakenly packed in my
personal stuff when I left the Navy.
Still works fine, 31 years later.

Got two of them.

Best VOM EVAH...

Oh, I might add I also had a Fluke - past tense.

Didn't like it - sold it.

Gimme good old analog meters anyday.

Pfffttt... nuttin' beats an oscilloscope, if I had my druthers...


On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:01:36 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:32:03 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:24:42 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

You can plug my Fluke into a power outlet with it set to ohms without
any damage.

Casady

Interesting, didn't know that.

Most of us don't own Flukes however. Traditional analog VOMs will let
the magic smoke out of the wires if you do that.

Simpson 260 - best VOM EVAH!!!

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:13:54 -0400, RMR
wrote:

Pfffttt... nuttin' beats an oscilloscope, if I had my druthers...

True but a little unwieldy to carry around on the boat.

On Aug 15, 10:29*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:13:54 -0400, RMR

wrote:
Pfffttt... nuttin' beats an oscilloscope, if I had my druthers...

True but a little unwieldy to carry around on the boat.

Mabey a little boat like mine.. but yours?

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:32:03 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:24:42 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

You can plug my Fluke into a power outlet with it set to ohms without
any damage.

Casady

Interesting, didn't know that.

Most of us don't own Flukes however. Traditional analog VOMs will let
the magic smoke out of the wires if you do that.

I don't particularly like the shock resistance of analog meters. If
you have been using an analog meter all your life and are used to it
you don't really need the fancy new ones.

Casady

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:13:54 -0400, RMR
wrote:

Pfffttt... nuttin' beats an oscilloscope, if I had my druthers...

True but a little unwieldy to carry around on the boat.

Actually I've not had a reason to use mine on a boat but I have an old
tektronix 305 portable that has rechargable batteries plus terminals to
accept dc external power anywhere from 9v to 32v. And it's fairly small for
a crt scope. All solid state except for the crt and fairly resistant to
bumps and bangs. Tektronix always was my preference for scopes.