I get it. I thought you were trying or able to crank 5000v in that shop. :S
On Sat, 28 Jul 2007, Max Robinson wrote: > 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 >> >> > >
