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Re: Charging system / Meter

To: Thomas Walter <twalter@austin.rr.com>,
Subject: Re: Charging system / Meter
From: Lee Ehinger <lehinger@mail.fwi.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2002 12:45:17 GMT
Occassionally Sears will have the FLuke meters on sale....
Lee Ehinger
Sunny, Snowy Ft Wayne IN
> Daryl,
> 
> I would recommend the Fluke model 73.
> While around $100, it may seem "too expensive"
> but for most trouble shooting, it is just fine.
> 
> I have a cheap $20 meter. It lied to me once
> too often, so is best used to fill a trash can!
> 
> In reality the contacts of the multi-position
> switch oxide too quickly. Quite often a 12V signal
> will show up around 7V. Moving the switch back
> and forth a few times will clean the contacts,
> and the meter is back to reading 12V.  It has
> fooled me into thinking I had found a problem,
> only to discover a bad meter.
> 
> Spend a little extra and get a Fluke.
> Search on eBay for "Fluke 73"  "Fluke 75" or
>   "Fluke 75].  The 75 & 77 models are higher
> accuracy. Looks like you can find a decent
> used meter for around $50.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Tom Walter
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Daryl Smith wrote:
> 
> > This may have been posted before.
> > There is some good general info on the charging system at
> > www.howstuffworks.com
> > 
> > OT
> > Can anybody recommend a decent medium priced multimeter for use in
> > electronics? and automotive?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Daryl
> > '66 1600
> > 
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