On Jan 4, 2010, at 7:28 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: > I knew I was going to get stumped somewhere here... I bought a Craftsman > Multimeter a while back and I think I need to go to school to learn how to > use the darn thing... I would like to answer your question though. Jeff > On Jan 4, 2010, at 7:21 PM, John Carmonne wrote: > >> >> On Jan 4, 2010, at 5:50 PM, Jeffrey Engle wrote: >> >>> I bought one of these a while back just for kicks, and for some reason >>> I never got around to installing it.... any experiences? good/bad? Jeff >>> >> I've put fans in my cubes no trick or secret. Check the voltage with a $2.00 >> meter Then plug and play. >> Match polarity even if it's reversed in runs, only backwards.You said >> somewhere it has three wires. >> so I think it's a multi speed fan. It can't be any kind of mystery. What >> voltage does the MDD produce? >> >> John Carmonne >> Yorba Linda USA
One thing about the new fangled millimeters is the require batteries so be sure it is working before you test the MDD. If you turn on the meter and set it to ohms then you will see action on the meter. Then set the meter to DCv 5 up volts and check. John Carmonne Yorba Linda USA -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
