jeff, i use the same meter on my setup. i put alligator clips on the + and - leads. clip the positive lead from the power supply to the positive lead of the multimeter. with a loose alligator clip, attach the negative (black) lead of the multimeter to the positive silver wire. attach the negative lead from power supply to the negative silver wire. turn on the power, on the multimeter rotate selector to DCV,, 20 to measure your power output, up to 20 volts. if you are running 27 volts, use the 200 position.
to measure how much current you are using, select DCA,, 20m. this gives the current thru the system, in millamps. with good quality distilled water, my units starts at around .27 milliamps. i brew up to around 2.5 to 3.0 milliamps, and get CS with a slight tinge of yellow and very little metalic taste. for those using this meter from harbor freight, this thing has a fuse inside that protects the milliamp position. after blowing two of these 1/4 amp fuses, (and this is easy to do in this setup) i picked up a 4 pak of 1/2 amp fuses at radio shack, and these solve the problem. the only reason i went to 1/2 amp instead of 1/4 amp, was that radio shack was out of the 1/4's. my next improvement to my system is current limiting, if and when i figure it out. '' hope this is clear enough, jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Monett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 11:09 AM Subject: Re: CS>MultiMeter Question > > CS>MultiMeter Question > > From: Jeff > > Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 10:56:21 > > > Woo Hoo!! I got my generator yesterday. I also got a multimeter > > from Harbor Freight. It is a Cen-Tech P30756. I want to connect it > > inline with the generator like Ole Bob says and watch the > > currents. Thing is I know nothing about these meters. Could > > someone instruct me on where to set the dial on the meter so I can > > see ma. Bob says to let it run till it hits like 3ma but all I get > > is a 1 or a -1 all the way to the far left of the read out even > > after a few hours. So I am doing something wrong apparently. But > > at least I am making 16oz at a time now instead on 8 and am > > looking for a nice 32oz mason jar. :) > > > Jeff > > Jeff, > > Congratulations - that is an excellent meter and will help you make > good cs. -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
