All the current has to go through the resistor, it sounds like you have it in the right place. I was addressing this statement: "The readings are 1.5V which is the battery voltage." The voltage across the resistor should be very small, or you have a problem with your resistor. Eric
On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 12:39 PM, Shomnat Mitra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Eric , > > Thank you for your reply. You mentioned - " You should read the voltage > across the resistor, not measure on both sides and take > the difference." I did not quite understand this line. Where exactly should > I place the resistor , > > Is something wrong with my arrangement - one side of the resistor on the +ve > terminal of the battery , the other side on the PCB ? > If yes - where do i exactly place my resistor ? > > As far as the multimeter is concerned , I will try and get hold of a scope > by tomorrow. > > Thanks , > > Somnath > > _______________________________________________ Tinyos-help mailing list [email protected] https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tinyos-help
