Hi, Reflectees. I did resolve my resistance problem. Gary pointed out that I should really be using a DIGITAL multimeter, so I went out and got myself one, and all the measurements make a ton more sense.
I noted that the AC voltages were out too in the first test & alignment point; The analogue multimeter was registering AC voltages of 100V+ !! The digital meter said 3mV ... :) ... Here's Gary's response (in case anyone else runs into this problem)... Martin, All resistance measurements in the manual were taken with digital meter, not an analog meter. An analog VOM will often give much different measurements if a semiconductor is in the circuit being tested. D2, D3 often have a little reverse leakage, so they may not show infinite ohms in one direction. Some ohmmeters will give different readings when measuring active devices. Some of them will forward bias a semiconductor while others will not. The main thing we are looking for with resistance checks, is solder shorts or opens. The absolute values are not terribly important as long as they are in the ballpark or do not measure much less than is expected. An infinite ohms reading is OK if >100K is specified. Reversing the ohmmeter probes will also often produce different ohmmeter readings if a semiconductor junction is involved. -- 73, Gary AB7MY ========= [EMAIL PROTECTED] Elecraft Technical Support Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ 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
