I had a resistance check that was supposed to be >500, I got around 370. I thought, as you've said, that it was no big deal - turns out it was a big deal. The resistance check not only indicated that there was a problem, but also helped me know where to look.
The resistance checks can be useful. On Wed, 2004-06-23 at 03:34, Dave Sergeant wrote: > We see frequent mails on here from people doing the resistance checks > in the manual and reporting they get (say) 100k when the manual says > >500k or whatever. There is some implication in the manual that these > values are set in concrete and you shouldn't proceed if they are not > met to the letter. Of course we all know that they are checking for > direct shorts or similar and measurements somewhat outside the values > stated do occur and do not mean a catastrophic error. > > When measuring with a digital meter, which most of use, the value > recorded when measuring components shunted by semiconductors, > capacitors and other non linear things will differ enormously between > different meters and nothing can be deduced from the reading other > than it is not short circuit! > > I know there are comments in the manual that you may get different > readings from those shown, perhaps that needs expanding a little. Or > maybe in light of experience that most people have few problems in > building their rigs the resistance tests should be omitted. > > 73 Dave G3YMC > > http://www.davesergeant.com > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > You must subscribe to post. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, Unsub etc): > http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft page: http://www.elecraft.com -- 73, Brian VE7NGR _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft You must subscribe to post. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, Unsub etc): http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft page: http://www.elecraft.com
