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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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 ...
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...
Ring of Fire - Ring and Firmware
After firming up the animations that I wanted to do, I got two things accomplished in the last few days. First, I build the "ring" part ... power supply (+5V, +12V, -12V, and 0-20V) A Fluke multimeter A Weller temperature-controlled soldering ... to power the development board, but it looks nice under the scope. The multimeter is useful to look [more...]
Date: 2007-12-04 16:27:00
Blog: Eric Gunnerson's C# Com...
DIY HACK - HOWTO turn your cellphone into a Taser Camera Gun!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a funny hack using a cellphone, wires, ... the multimeter in murk of what looks like a typical teenager’s bedroom, it shows 300 volts. Cameron20020 ... , multimeter, murk, photo, sonyericsson k800i, typical teenager, Video, volts, xenon flash [more...]
Date: 2008-02-27 22:37:02
Blog: zedomax.com - a blog ab...
Multimeter clock
FunnyPolynomial squeezed a modified LEDkit.biz red LED clock into a stylish Digital Multimeter case! - Link. From the Maker store: With the LEDkit™ solderless clock kit, you create a giant -- 9" x 5" -- super bright self-standing clock [more...]
Date: 2008-01-08 23:00:49
Blog: MAKE: Blog...
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...
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
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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...
Using Oscilloscopes on Cars, Part 1
It wasn't all that long ago that people modifying - or otherwise working - on cars were complaining about the need for a digital multimeter ... to the multimeter... [more...]
Date: 2008-02-28 14:06:15
Blog: AutoSpeed - The World's...
Fixing a Dryer
As my beloved mentioned in an earlier post, I was indeed up until 2:30am the other morning diagnosing the dryer’s problem. [ ... getting 240 volts at the outlet. At this point, I highly recommend getting a multimeter, particularly one with a beeping continuity tester. This is a handy inexpensive device you can get at Fry’s or Radio [more...]
Date: 2008-01-14 17:07:22
Blog: SharonAndAdam.com...
Multi-Instrument 3.0----Fully functional 21-day free trial !!!!
Product Website: Virtins Technology: Turn a PC into Virtual Instrument - Home Download PC version: http://www.virtins.com/MIsetup ... and subtraction, Lissajous Pattern, transient/long-time signal recording, voltmeter. Various digital ... generator and the oscilloscope is supported. (4) Multimeter voltmeter, sound pressure level meter [more...]
Date: 2007-12-24 14:28:45
Blog: Home Recording Forum...
$5 Off $5 Coupon at Sears
$5 Off $5 Coupon at Sears valid until 1/22/08 at your local Brick and Mortar only. Fillers needed Craftsman Utility Knife $2 ... 80th Anniv. lockback knife #94835 = $9.99 Craftsman digital multimeter #82141 = $9.99 (This item ... (This will not work, Sears item# 05249103000) Acculite digital air pressure gauge #23001 = $7.49 Craftsman 3 pc [more...]
Date: 2007-12-22 15:18:55
Blog: My Deals Blog...
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...
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...
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...
Tin Foil Hat 2.0
Tired of those voices in your head who keep telling you to e-mail DANGER ROOM every five minutes? Well, turn in that tin foil hat ... . Follow some easy instructions and... voila! Your very own "Thought Screen Helmet." A Fluke Multimeter shows a voltage which proves that the thought screen helmet intercepts a microwave signal [more...]
Date: 2007-12-04 08:49:00
Blog: Danger Room - Wired Blo...
Make SMT probe Tweezers
Here is how to make some nice little tweezers from recycled circuit boards. You can even wire them up to your multimeter and check the resistance of your components ... components, I thought it'd be great to have a pair of tweezers wired as meter probes -- grab the component [more...]
Date: 2008-02-27 11:00:00
Blog: MAKE: Blog...
Field Engineer Network Tools at The Home Depot
For those field engineers and technicians who may be starting out and building a bag of tools, ... was a digital multimeter. Ive used the same Fluke 110 for almost 5 years now and Ive never had a problem ... and some reviews on each of them. Ive always been a big fan of Fluke products, which is the main reason why [more...]
Date: 2007-03-08 19:08:19
Blog: Bakersfield Computer » ...
Yet Another Digital Multimeter at Sears $12.95 (50% off)
It is number 82146 and comes with a free AC detector - here's the link: <br><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_03482146000P?vName=Tools&adCell=A3">http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_1...? [more...]
Date: 2008-01-28 14:53:00
Blog: Coupons, Bargains, and ...
Make SMT probe Tweezers
Make SMT probe Tweezers Posted by admin on February 28th, 2008 ... them up to your multimeter and check the resistance of your components. This would have been a popular ... it’d be great to have a pair of tweezers wired as meter probes — grab the component, pick [more...]
Date: 2008-02-28 18:14:19
Blog: Electronics-Lab.com Blo...
Tin Foil Hat 2.0
Tin Foil Hat 2.0 by Ski hat @ Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:46:15 -0600 "A ski hat, large bonnet, 1920's style flapper hat or even a very large swim hat" are all recommended. Follow some easy instructions and... voila! Your very own "Thought Screen Helmet." A Fluke Multimeter shows a voltage which proves ... Glam Rock Ski Hat, aka Vince's Tundra Hat [more...]
Date: 2007-12-06 03:21:11
Blog: Hats Magic...
Field Engineer Network Tools at The Home Depot
For those field engineers and technicians who may be starting out and building a bag of tools, ... and some reviews on each of them. I’ve always been a big fan of Fluke products, so one of the first tools I purchased was a digital multimeter. Ive used the same Fluke 110 for almost 5 years now and Ive never [more...]
Date: 2007-05-03 19:08:19
Blog: Bakersfield Computer » ...
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...
Tin Foil Hat 2.0
Tin Foil Hat 2.0 by Ski hat @ Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:46:12 -0600 "A ski hat, large bonnet, 1920's style flapper hat or even a very large swim hat" are all recommended. Follow some easy instructions and... voila! Your very own "Thought Screen Helmet." A Fluke Multimeter shows a voltage which proves ... Goofball Idea for Women's Ski Hat [more...]
Date: 2007-12-06 13:21:08
Blog: Hats Magic...
ITC Section 337: Injury to Domestic Industry for Trade Dress Infringement
In Certain Digital Multimeters, Inv. No. 337-TA-588 (Order No. 22 Granting Summary Determination on Violation; January 14, 2008), Administrative Law Judge Bullock held that Fluke's domestic industry had been substantially injured due to the importation of products having infringing trade dress: As for Fluke’s trade dress [more...]
Date: 2008-03-04 15:48:17
Blog: I/P Updates - News and ...
Congratulations! You found a useless invention!
Congratulations! You found a useless invention! December 28th 2007 Posted in General Epicenter here. I found myself in need of a multimeter tonight, while trying to fix my second-in-a-row shitty, nonworking Saturn mod chip. At Cyan Helkaraxe’s suggestion, I put together a little continuity tester [more...]
Date: 2007-12-28 17:58:36
Blog: Epic Gaming ...
Tin Foil Hat 2.0
Tin Foil Hat 2.0 by Ski hat @ Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:46:08 -0600 "A ski hat, large bonnet, 1920's style flapper hat or even a very large swim hat" are all recommended. Follow some easy instructions and... voila! Your very own "Thought Screen Helmet." A Fluke Multimeter shows a voltage which proves ... Chillin' at the College Bar [more...]
Date: 2007-12-05 03:21:13
Blog: Hats Magic...
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...
No spark, tested coil/stator/etc---ok??
Hey all, In brief, we have had this little SSR 70B with a 70cc Jialing. Got it new 1 ... on the ignition coil mount. 4. tested components w/ multimeter--results: I. ignition coil: A. primary ... and a yel wire): this bike does not use either lights or battery, but has these wires and stator [more...]
Date: 2008-02-25 16:49:09
Blog: Planet Minis ...
Aliens and mind control!
This is just too funny not to mention, a website with instructions on how to stop alien mind control. I really can't tell if it's just a joke or if it's serious, it could quite possibly be both. I like this part: A Fluke Multimeter shows a voltage which proves that the thought screen helmet [more...]
Date: 2007-12-06 20:07:56
Blog: Measured Against Realit...
Craftsman Digital Mini Multimeter 9.99
Date: 2008-03-02 13:13:01
Blog: Coupons, Bargains, and ...
555 Timer-Based Flyback Transformer Driver
My 24kV high voltage "Jacob's Ladder" from DIY flyback transformer driver using 555 timer ... . Then I come across the theory that air breaks down at about 1MV/m (Mega Volts per meter) (24kV/in ... you could find it with ordinary digital multimeter. Flyback Transformer Secondary Coil [more...]
Date: 2007-10-12 17:06:01
Blog: My Electronics Hobby...
A Fluke 114
A Fluke 114 Filed under: Cars, Computers — mr.leslie ... 114 Electrical Multimeter. After I got home, I realized maybe I shouldn’t have been so impulsive ... my aging analog Micronta Multitester 22-203B, which was, “custom mfd in Korea for Radio Shack, a division [more...]
Date: 2007-09-01 08:10:07
Blog: A Leslie Wong Blog...
You're Never Done - Nor Is God
As you read a few posts below, I've had a nagging problem with my car. After weeks of checking vacuum lines, spraying choke/carb cleaner around to check for leaks, and nearly running the batteries down on my multimeter testing wiring and equipment, I was ready to give [more...]
Date: 2008-03-07 23:36:18
Blog: Kyrie Eleison...
Cell Phone Taser
Take one SonyEricsson K800i, rewire the capacitor (which feeds the camera flash) with a pair of 16uf caps and you have a cell phone capable of dumping those farads into a human body. Just take a photo using the camera's xenon flash and shoot. If you can't read the multimeter [more...]
Date: 2008-02-27 00:50:25
Blog: Covertress...
Getting Schooled at the Snake Pit: Day Two
By Sean Editor Day two started the "down-and-dirty" portion of the MECP Snake Pit experience. With Ohm's Law successfully conquered, it was time to put our newfound knowledge to the test. After a bit of white-board instruction and with our trusty digital multimeters in hand, we began [more...]
Date: 2007-11-15 03:45:01
Blog: CarDomain Car Blog...
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 ...
Toddler fools the art world into buying his tomato ketchup paintings | the Daily Mail
Link - Reply Stop Alien Abductions Topic: Health and Wellness11:03 am EST, Dec 5, ... MICROWAVE signals WHICH MAY BE from aliens. Photograph copyright by Michael Menkin, 2007. A Fluke Multimeter shows a voltage which proves that the thought screen helmet intercepts a microwave signal [more...]
Date: 2007-12-05 05:10:59
Blog: MemeStreams | weebblaaa...
Satcom instructorwriter
Objective To secure a position in Satellite Communications Summary of Qualifications Active Department of Defense Secret Security Clearance Six years ... in the use of spectrum analyzers, Fireberd test sets, and multimeters Implemented Technical Service Orders [more...]
Date: 2007-11-20 03:23:23
Blog: Space Careers, the lead...
Transistor Tester
Transistor Tester August 31st, 2007 Our normal multimeter either be an analog or digital meter can’t perform some test that these specialize transistor tester can do. They are designed to test and check transistor in circuit too [more...]
Date: 2007-08-31 13:10:44
Blog: Electronics And Technol...
Virtins : Multi-Instrument Log Dec data $ 3.0 Released
The software consists of oscilloscope, real time spectrum analyzer, signal generator, multimeter, sound pressure level meter, frequency counter, spectrogram, spectrum waterfall plot, data logger, LCR meter, device test plan, etc. ... Logging software Data logging software Software data [more...]
Date: 2008-02-24 10:46:01
Blog: data logging software...
Craftsman Digital Multimeter 82170 $30 possible $25, Manual Ranging, 30 Range, 10 Function
Rating: 0 Posted By: snake253 Views: 48 Replies: 0 For those who missed out on the Sears Craftsman Pro Multimeter 81079 $40 read more [more...]
Date: 2007-12-09 01:59:00
Blog: Coupons, Bargains, and ...
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...
Debugging the GA-5T : Fixed Rectifier
So.. those of you following closely (both of you :-), will recall that I had last determined that an idiot had put in a couple of diodes in place of the 6X4 rectifier tube. Amazingly, this person may have owned a multimeter, because he seems [more...]
Date: 2008-01-20 05:24:36
Blog: Paleo-Electronics Blog ...
Sr. Satcom Technician
Qualifications Profile HAVE SCI, TOP SECRET CLEARANCE SATCOM Senior Technician Establishing remote communications via satellite ... like Firebird, spectrum analyzer, power meter, multimeter, oscilloscope, signal generator and frequency [more...]
Date: 2007-12-05 02:51:20
Blog: Space Careers, the lead...
Latest Job
So after the mess at the bakery, I was unemployed for a week and a half. I have been at the new job for a week and a half now ... my box with. I have also gotten a very nice high end digital multimeter (Fluke 87 at $427 [more...]
Date: 2007-09-20 00:48:22
Blog: Random Stories from a V...
Why do I get a power surge error no matter what USB device I plug in?
I have a Windows box (~1yr old) that spontaneously developed an eldritch USB failure mode: The first device I plug in works indefinitely, ... ; the problem persists no matter which is used. Tests with a multimeter and an A-to-B USB cable indicate [more...]
Date: 2008-02-18 01:33:16
Blog: Ask MetaFilter | Commun...
Machine Shops, Part 1
In response to a request from a current applicant, I'm proud to present to you a virtual tour of some of MIT's machine shops ... , handheld multimeters, a function generator, and an oscilloscope. In other words, there's a high [more...]
Date: 2007-11-05 23:19:03
Blog: MIT Admissions...
A & D Engineering, Inc.
1756 Automation Parkway 95131 San Jose, CA USA Phone: (+1-408)518-5125 http://www.andonline.com tcao@andonline ... enjoyed initial success by manufacturing and distributing analog to digital converters and multimeters [more...]
Date: 2008-02-15 16:20:28
Blog: Medical Supplies Compan...
