Steve, I don't have a direct answer to your question - I do believe that information is old and tha actual voltage depends on the battery type (zinc/carbon, alkalyne, etc), BUT --- Look on my website www.qsl.net/w3fpr for an easy to build calibrator for your DMM.
73, Don W3FPR > -----Original Message----- > > The ARRL Handbook says that a cheap way to get a voltage calibration > standard is to use a brand new D cell. It is supposed to have a > voltage of > 1.56 Volts. Assuming that one wanted to use a set of D cells as a voltage > standard (say for checking a DMM), is there a way to store them > to minimize > the rate at which the voltage runs down? Can one store them in a > refrigerator or freezer? Does it do any harm? Does it do any good? > > 73, > > Steve Kercel > AA4AK > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
