Multimeters for Geekdads

A multimeter is an instrument that, true to its name, measures a number of different aspects of electricy and electronics: voltage, ... of substances it contacts. Get started measuring! Edit: A reader suggested Fluke multimeters. Here's a link to one: Fluke Corporation 73-3 Series III 600-Volt Digital Multimeter [more...]

Date: 2007-09-08 15:19:41
Blog: Geekdad - Wired Blogs...

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Carbon Neutral Linux Computers, Canberra, 21 November 2007

ACS Green ICT group, I thought I should check its actual power consumption ... that of a regular desktop PC. Do Not Try This at Home I set my digital multimeter to measure ... as the multimeter absorbed 10 Amps and saved me from serious injury or death. Electricity Usage [more...]

Date: 2007-11-19 06:15:20
Blog: Net Traveller - Tom Wor...

Zonbu thin Linux Client Energy Efficiency

As I was going to demonstrate the Zonbu Linux PC at the the ACS Green ICT group, I thought I should check its actual power consumption. My first attempt was almost fatal, the second, showed is was much as expected and about one tenth that of a regular desktop PC. Do Not Try This at Home I set my digital multimeter to measure [more...]

Date: 2007-11-21 23:14:43
Blog: Net Traveller - Tom Wor...

Holiday of Greed

So, ]onceupon did this last week and I thought it was a good idea. I mean, it can't hurt, right? ... as they have some electronics in them that move, light up, make noise or whatever. A really nice digital multimeter. Auto-ranging, that measures capacitance and tests diodes. Doesn't have to have a temperature [more...]

Date: 2007-12-05 09:16:45
Blog: Midvale Insanitorum...

Proof of Cell Phone Control Attempts

I’m not crazy. Derren Brown is crazy. He thinks that mind control is a parlor game, a source of entertainment. But I know. Mind control wrecks lives ... , but for mind control. Simply obtain the following materials: 1 (one) Multimeter capable of measuring [more...]

Date: 2007-12-04 01:49:48
Blog: Stop Illegal Mind Contr...

Ceramic Disc Capacitor-How to accurately test it.

The last article i mentioned about electrolytic capacitor breakdown when under load ... and measure the screen voltage with a digital multimeter- it should have a constant voltage (will not vary ... problem is because their digital capacitance and ohmmeter measured ok on the capacitors [more...]

Date: 2007-11-05 16:03:16
Blog: Technical Papers On Mar...

Yule Tide Geek Out

I geeked out in a major way this Christmas. My mother gave me money to purchase a new soldering iron/station and a digital multimeter. Now, I’m walking around my house measuring the voltage of my body and soldering together the hairs [more...]

Date: 2008-01-01 22:58:07
Blog: Rabbit Valley Road ...

Craftsman Digital Multimeter $9.99 (sears.com)

Craftsman digital mini multimeter. Functions include continuity and diode tests. Measures AC/DC Voltage with 0.5 percent basic DC accuracy. Also measures resistance. Includes Type K thermometer [more...]

Date: 2008-03-02 16:14:47
Blog: Home

Craftsman Digital Multimeter $9.99 (sears.com)

Craftsman digital mini multimeter. Functions include continuity and diode tests. Measures AC/DC Voltage with 0.5 percent basic DC accuracy. Also measures resistance. Includes Type K thermometer [more...]

Date: 2008-03-02 13:14:47
Blog: Deal Clerks...

Testing Flyback Transformer - How to Test and When to Replace It

Nowadays, more and more monitor comes in with flyback transformers problems ... with multimeter set to the highest range measured from anode to ABL pin while (g) can be solved [more...]

Date: 2007-09-12 11:14:06
Blog: Info-Leeches and other ...

Craftsman Digital Multimeter with AC Voltage Detector $12.49 (sears.com)

Measures AC/DC volts, current and resistance. Also measures diode and continuity. Has a 20 range, 7 function, which provides greater accuracy, 0.5 per. on DC voltage. [more...]

Date: 2008-01-28 17:55:15
Blog: Home

Welcome to RV.net Blog!!!

Welcome to all you RVers to the brand new, exciting, RV.net Blog!!! ... , buy and use electrical meters including multimeters and clamp-on meters for measuring alternating [more...]

Date: 2008-01-09 02:28:57
Blog: RV.net Blog ...

[Rabbit Valley Road] Yule Tide Geek Out

I geeked out in a major way this Christmas. My mother gave me money to purchase a new soldering iron/station and a digital multimeter. Now, I’m walking around my house measuring the voltage [more...]

Date: 2008-01-01 23:43:41
Blog: Chattanooga Blogs - Cha...

Fluke 1621 Basic Earth Ground Tester is Easy-to-use tool for detecting reliable ground connections

Portable, rugged tester captures basic earth ground measurement values with single-button operation Mississauga, ON, July 23, ... , digital multimeters, clamp meters, insulation resistance testers, portable oscilloscopes ... 2007 – Fluke Electronics Canada, an industry innovator in compact, professional electronic test [more...]

Date: 2007-08-27 15:16:58
Blog: Fluke Electronics Canad...

Merry Christmas

A multimeter, the Swiss Army Knife of dealing with electrical problems. Late, I know, but Season's Greetings and all that jazz. I was fortunate enough to receive (at long last) a shiny new multimeter from Santa Claus et al ... , but I now cannot wait to return home and begin measuring anything and everything electrical. I have already [more...]

Date: 2007-12-27 16:58:16
Blog: Classic Cars Blog...

Winner of Name that Ware October 2007!

The ware for October 2007 is a thickness gauge by Teclock. Shown below is the thickness gauge measuring one of my hairs ... to the performance of most entry-level handheld digital multimeters. Having designed [more...]

Date: 2007-12-04 08:33:23
Blog: bunnie’s blog » Blog Ar...

Electronic Equipments India

Industrial Laser Markers Systems Laser Measurement Marking Led Lights Sensors Search The Industrial Laser Markers Systems Laser Measurement Marking ... non contact optical Encoder Measurement Digital Fibres Measuring Hand Held Multimeter ... multimedia Digital Multimeter Adapter Digital Temperature Control And Indicator New Industrial [more...]

Date: 2007-12-03 06:23:24
Blog: Electronics Equipment...

25 new messages in 5 topics - digest

sci.electronics.basics http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.basics?hl=en sci.electronics.basics@googlegroups.com Today’s topics: * Can I measure AC vampire current this way? - 9 messages, 5 authors http ... /sci.electronics.basics/browse_thread/thread/960c05545f0e0a16?hl=en * Op-amp circuit help - 1 messages, 1 author http [more...]

Date: 2008-02-16 21:50:14
Blog: technogroups...

Digital Multimeter for Automotive and Industrial Applications

Digital multimeters have now become an essential tool for any mechanic or technician working with electronic equipment ... or industrial field applications. Red Hill Supply distributes digital multimeters by Fluke and carries ... probes adapted specifically to the test subject. Red Hill Supply distributes Fluke digital multimeters [more...]

Date: 2007-12-05 06:30:12
Blog: car6’s BLOG - Autos,car...

Test and Measurement Pages

Tucker Electronics - T&M Instruments Tucker Electronics continues to offer New and Refurbished Oscilloscopes, Analyzers, Meters, Counters and Power Supplies from quality manufacturers you trust. Pico Technology - PC oscilloscope and data acquisition products. Fluke Electronics - Test Tools, Digital Multimeters, Basic [more...]

Date: 2008-01-09 09:16:18
Blog: Electronic Magazines Pa...

Multimeter Voltages............

I'm having multimeter issues. I just bought a digital multimeter from Radio Shack and I'm having some issues measuring my DC Voltages on a Boost Circuit. I'm setting my meter to DC and I'm [more...]

Date: 2007-12-17 23:02:20
Blog: DIYstompboxes.com - Ind...

The DT-830B Digital Multimeter

I’m sure everyone is very familiar with this good old cheap multimeter on the market. I first bought my DT-830B digital multimeter wayback in 1995 when I was still in first year college. That was my first multimeter in our home and I was quite super excited to the point [more...]

Date: 2008-02-27 08:06:56
Blog: ElectronicsLab.PH ...

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