There are 4 jacks along the bottom of the Simpson 260 V O M. On the left are the common and positive close together. On the right side are two more one for 5000 volts DC and the other for 5000 volts AC. I should have had my leads plugged into the common and positive but instead they were in the 5000 AC and 5000 DC jacks. Because these are mutually exclusive I don't think there was a complete circuit through the meter. No harm done.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Lights on in the shop. > Max "5000"? > How so? > Sorry I'm a bit dense. > Congrats. > > On Fri, 27 Jul 2007, Max Robinson wrote: > >> Hi B H M ers. >> >> Today I hung a temporary light socket, from the wires, and got lights on >> in >> the shop. I actually had power to the box yesterday although I had a >> little >> scare. I checked for power with my trusty Simpson 260 and didn't get any >> readings. After testing for power at the house end of the wires, using a >> different meter, I found I had plugged the test leads into the wrong >> jacks. >> When you plug one lead to 5000 DC and the other to 5000 AC you don't get >> even a small reading. That's what my friend John Smith calls a short >> between the head sets. After connecting the meter right I found 125 and >> 250 >> exactly where they were supposed to be. >> >> Regards. >> >> Max. K 4 O D S. >> >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net >> Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net >> Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com >> >> To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the > following address for more information: > http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.23/924 - Release Date: 7/28/2007 > 3:50 PM > >
