Thread: Any one in Syndey want to lend a hand?

Originally Posted by dullbird

We have done this....

Although some one has said it would be more acurate with a test light and thinks it maybe using the multi meter is what is not giving us a true reading

Oh and he has someone round helping today so thanks for the offers guys

a multi meter will give you the same result as a test light, although a test light wont test resistance.
the trick is knowing how to use one.

the lights look better than the doors

cheers phil

Originally Posted by discowhite

a multi meter will give you the same result as a test light, although a test light wont test resistance.

the trick is knowing how to use one.

the lights look better than the doors

cheers phil

He knows how to use a multi meter.......if you see what I wrote above he was having trouble holding the probes and operating the switches and keeping a good contact. not easy to keep a good contact in the fuse holders.

Anyway turns out it was a dirty connector from what he told me..

And yes the doors,bastard things I thought perhaps it was because the both of them have a crease at the top and wondered whether they were just ever so slightly out of shape...but he said that you think its the bulkhead thats out or something?

Glad to hear it's fixed.

Here's a good idea for a Xmas or Birthday present for Ian: Test Leads, Probes and Clips for Fluke Multimeters

Makes things a lot easier when you think you need 3 or 4 hands! Pretty cheap too.

Digital multimeters are not good for fault-finding. They have too high an input impedance and can indicate what appears to be a good supply voltage even though it's not.

What's better is a very low ohms/volt analogue multimeter. It will load the circuit and if it is resistive, the voltage will not read 12 volts like it would with a digital meter.

I use the analogue meter I made in 1966.

Lou

I had no doubt that MM knew how to use the multi-meter. Personally, I just find that using the test pencil is easier than the Muti-Meter for connector testing, as you can read it from any angle and even in the dark. Not something that is always easy with either the galvanometer or digital multi-meters, particularly if the leads don't have an aligator clamp.

Glad that it's working.

Cheers
Diana

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Lou

I had no doubt that MM knew how to use the multi-meter. Personally, I just find that using the test pencil is easier than the Muti-Meter for connector testing, as you can read it from any angle and even in the dark. Not something that is always easy with either the galvanometer or digital multi-meters, particularly if the leads don't have an aligator clamp.

Agreed. The test light also has the advantage of loading the circuit. A resistive circuit will show up quite well.