-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT! Do NOT dig out that old analog meter unless you KNOW > it's designed for modern solid state gear. Making a single measurement with > it can fry more I.C.s, diodes and transistors than you may care to count! > > Older meters put way too much voltage on the circuit and allowed way to much > current to pass for modern devices. > Hi Ron - Well I learned something today. Never thought about that--thanks Tom WB2QDG
ps - for what its worth this question about open circuits and >50k ohm resistance checks seems to comes up all of the time, I wonder why they don't mention it in the manual...just wonderin' t _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
