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• Re: Need O2 sensor shield help / advise
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 16:24:28 -0600
  David Beierl wrote: > >$10 Radio Shack volt meter, do I need something more accurate? > > You need a scope or meter with 10 megohms input...
• Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 8 Jan 2017 12:47:27 -0500
  well I had batteries in my multi meters. Didn't use the meters for a while. Next time when I tried to use them...
• Re: WAS Re: Electrical problem? NOW: Electrical 101
  Historical mailing list - raceingcajun
  Sun, 1 Jun 2014 11:28:31 -0500
  Make your meter read low currents to build up the accurate...........make a "times ten" to lie to your meter! Take a spray can...
• Re: Meter Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 22:31:30 -0800
  I do a lot of electrical work and really you need only a simple meter. I have two of them, both cost me a...
• Re: Multi Meter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 18:37:50 -0500
  ...There are some things that need a meter more responsive than on old swing meter but here are some features you should have. Certain...
• Re: Multi meters, Was Dang Headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Sun, 8 Jan 2017 16:27:35 -0600
  As long at the right meter/amp clamp is used! On Jan 8, 2017 3:31 PM, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > The...
• [Syncro] Test equipment
  Historical mailing list - Dan Bertschi
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 12:28:53 -0400
  I've been able to do most of my trouble shooting w/ a good, descriptive manual (bentley) and a quality analog meter(needle type...
• Re: Multi meters, Was Dang Headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jan 2017 21:23:25 +0000
  This meter has both a 40 and 400 Amp range. Measuring small DC currents with a clamp on meter can be a bit challenging...
• Re: Multi meters, Was Dang Headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Sun, 8 Jan 2017 15:26:08 -0600
  Depending on meter, some prefer AC current. I think but not sure DC current is usually connected in the current path to read? On...
• Re: [Syncro] Test equipment
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 09:14:41 -0700
  > I would like to poll the list for which test meter is suitable for > troubleshooting the electrical/electronic systems. I see the following > gradations...
• Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 8 Jan 2017 12:14:47 -0700
  ...dead multi meters. Now I have the habit to take out the batteries and have them outside (next to the meters) in a box...
• Re: volt/ohm meters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 22:49:08 -0500
  While most any digital multi meter will do the job, there is a big difference in reliability, accuracy, and safety. Brand names like Fluke...
• Re: New info (was) Something draining the battery ...
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:35:36 -0700
  RE: Meter Readings That one second cycling could well be the sample rate of the meter. Try an analog meter if you have one.
• Multi meters, Was Dang Headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 7 Jan 2017 05:51:23 +0000
  ...MS2108A Auto Range Digital Clamp Meter 400 AC DC Current Hz Tester This meter is now my travel meter and I'll be getting...
• Re: Current Draw?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 27 May 2007 08:56:02 -0700
  Actually it depends on what digital meter you are using. One HP digital meter I have uses a monolithic IC that has all the...
• Distributor & Air Flow Meter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Thu, 27 Aug 1998 15:28:08 -0700
  My mechanic has told me I need a new Air Flow meter and Distributor (the whole thing, not just the cap). He said my...
• Re: Multi meters, Was Dang Headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Sun, 8 Jan 2017 11:02:36 -0700
  ...Let's raise the bar! So here is a safety thought for meters. > > Inexpensive meters have their place. Most of the time when something...
• Re: Multi meters, Was Dang Headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Sun, 8 Jan 2017 16:44:21 -0600
  ...Multi meters, Was Dang Headlights. > > As long at the right meter/amp clamp is used! > > On Jan 8, 2017 3:31 PM, "Dennis Haynes...
• Subject: Re: Meter Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Clay Moore
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 08:08:19 -0700
  ...Meter Recommendation > > If you have a FRY's Electronics store, they have a good selection of meters from the top of the line to...
• Re: Multi meters, Was Dang Headlights.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Jan 2017 17:46:32 -0500
  DC clamp meters use Hall-effect sensors to measure the magnetic field surrounding the clamped wire. They can be fooled by any static magnetic...
• Re: Meter Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Rich Blake
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 18:10:37 -0800
  I like the dual meter method also, analog for O2 and DPR current on CIS-E cars and digital for everything else. Analog meters...
• Re: Distributor & Air Flow Meter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 09:33:34 -0400
  Unless the bushings are shot, the distributor can be fixed, (if it is really bad) and I doubt the air flow meter is a...
• Re: Bench Testing switches
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 09:19:56 -0700
  You should be able to test switch with a VOM meter. Set meter to measure resistance to check continuity. If ness, "zero" meter first...
• Re: Multi meters, Was Dang Headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 8 Jan 2017 16:18:40 -0800
  ...Multi meters, Was Dang Headlights. >> >> As long at the right meter/amp clamp is used! >> >> On Jan 8, 2017 3:31 PM, "Dennis Haynes...
• Re: Multi Meter
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 8 Dec 2013 08:46:56 -0600
  My meter needs are simple. The $20 (or so) meter I bought at Walmart for my tool bag does as good a job for...
• Re: Multi meters, Was Dang Headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 6 Jan 2017 22:19:59 -0800
  ...Let's raise the bar! So here is a safety thought for meters. > > Inexpensive meters have their place. Most of the time when something...
• Re: Multi Meter
  Historical mailing list - Derek Burgess
  Mon, 9 Dec 2013 18:48:14 -0500
  ...There are some things that need a meter more > responsive than on old swing meter but here are some features you should > have. > Certain...
• Re: Getting a handle on Idle problems..
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 20:50:50 -0500
  ...the hose from the valve connects > between the throttle body and the air flow meter: > downstream/after the metering of input air....>>> > > The air...
• Test equipment
  Historical mailing list - Roger Bowman
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 08:06:11 -0700
  Greetings; I would like to poll the list for which test meter is suitable for troubleshooting the electrical/electronic systems. I see the following...
• Carbureted, Oem, 5mm ID hose for sale
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 19:22:50 -0700
  ...Current price @ Bus Depot is $3.95/meter. (2.4 meters x $3.95/meter = $9.48.) I'd like to get $6.00...
• POST: Steering Column Volt Meter
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Fri, 1 Apr 2016 13:50:25 -0500
  Steering Column Volt Meter which will display levels of both the Starting battery as well as the Auxiliary Battery systems separately. Write up just...
• Re: Air flow meter
  Historical mailing list - Emerson J. Arehart
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 09:36:34 -0700
  ...Our mechanic said that the problem was the air flow meter, and that it probably just needed to be cleaned out. In the meantime...
• Re: road trip report - Calgary/Seattle
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 13:57:43 -0500
  ...Also, was it a $30 Radio Shack meter like mine, or a "real" one (there are $250 meters available, but to do OSHA industrial...
• Re: Multi meters, Was Dang Headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Sat, 7 Jan 2017 06:48:13 +0000
  ...Let's raise the bar! So here is a safety thought for meters. > > Inexpensive meters have their place. Most of the time when something...
• using the VW meter
  Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
  Thu, 19 Aug 1999 14:29:25 -0400
  >"using the VW meter" Only measures the amont of pharfhig in your nugen. Get a good volt meter or to make due go to...
• Air flow meters.
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 16 Nov 1994 10:50:39 CST6CDT
  Here's some info on airflow meters, for better or worse. I made a $180 mistake a couple years ago by convincing myself my...
• highway Dyno
  Historical mailing list - Jack Pronovost
  Tue, 26 Mar 2002 12:11:02 -0800
  ...I hooked an analog DC meter with a scale of 0-10 volts. The meter averages the pulses to read an average DC value...
• Re: Tach/Dwell Meter Usage Question?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 19:01:12 -0800
  ...Tach/Dwell Meter Usage Question? > Hi All: > > I just got a used Tach/Dwell meter from someone on ebay to do the points > on...
• Re: Meter Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 09:52:51 -0500
  On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, John Rodgers wrote: > I need to buy a meter to do all my testing and trouble shooting on my...
• Re: Draft: Analog VOMs for vans, was Re: AFM test readings
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 4 Jul 2014 14:12:28 -0700
  ...I > don't discuss any full-size bench meters or electronically driven meters. >
• Re: Electrical question (Coil terminals)
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:07:55 -0400
  ...When the meter is connected meter-ground-to-coil-negative and meter-voltage-to-coil-positive, you should measure a positive voltage.
• Re: Electrical Glitch causiing a dead Aux battery...more..
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:06:32 -0800
  ...Short circuits melt or fry things, like the meter. The meter companies put a fuse inside to protect the meter from this damage while...
• Which Digital Multi-meter?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 16:43:40 -0500
  ...I'd like to surprise myself with a Digital Mult-meter suitable for diagnostic work on our '86 Westfalia and Subaruized '86 Doublecab. Has...
• Re: Multi meters, Was Dang Headlights.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 7 Jan 2017 01:51:28 -0500
  ...Let's raise the bar! So here is a safety thought for > meters. > > > > Inexpensive meters have their place. Most of the time when something...
• Re: Multimeter
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:32:38 -0800
  Triplett analog meter was a really good old American technology product that has been lost to the cheap competition. Mine is a model 630...
• trip meter
  Historical mailing list - Michael Kimball
  Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:55:37 -0700
  My trip meter quit working but odometer still works. any ideas?
• Re: breather hose:-)|:-(
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 May 1996 02:51:26 -0400
  Although the "fiche" says (Order in units of 5 [5 being 5 meters long]), the price in the parts price list for any and...
• Re: Multimeter recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:10:06 -0500
  Sears sells some digital Fluke meters, as well as Craftsman branded. Honestly, for a car 90% of what you will ever do is checking...
• Re: Re- Continuing Engine Troub
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 13 May 1996 14:51:41 CST6CDT
  ...Depending upon the meter and > > resistance range selected on the meter, such action imposes a voltage into > > this input channel that may not be...
• Re: Which Digital Multi-meter?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 18:02:46 -0800
  ...My personal favourite is a clam-shell ANALOG meter from Radio Shack that I bought 10 years ago when I started college (gosh was...
• Tach/Dwell Meter Usage Question?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 18:55:39 -0500
  ...I just got a used Tach/Dwell meter from someone on ebay to do the points on my 82 aircooled van. The dwell meter...
• Re: blower fan and wipers not working after aux. battery installation
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:23:17 -0800
  ...Ohm meter/multi meter not reading zero when shorted If an analog meter there will normally be an adjustment on the face of the...
• Re: air-flow meter?
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Tue, 21 Jan 1997 12:58:23 -0800 (PST)
  ...If the airflow meter is damaged or worn out it can obviously affect the car's performance. Although the airflow meter is not supposed...
• air-flow meter?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 21 Jan 1997 09:22:56 -0500
  Rheu032 wrote: >>wiring harness for your airflow meter that costs $150 that will solve your >>problem, I found a way around this harness that...
• Digitool panel meter..
  Historical mailing list - Kai Mei
  Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:11:51 -0400
  Will this work for the digitool meter? http://www.web-tronics.com/led5vcomgrou.html
• Re: Air flow meter
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 23:38:21 -0700
  ...Air flow meter Anyone have any luck with an air flow meter. Did it fix your bucking? justin 84' Westy
• Re: Multi meters, Was Dang Headlights.
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 8 Jan 2017 20:01:43 +0000
  ...MS2108A Auto Range Digital Clamp Meter 400 AC DC Current Hz Tester This meter is now my travel meter and I'll be getting...
• Re: Engine analyzer/tach recco?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:59:04 -0700
  ...Thanks, Scott -- I wasn't sure what those tach/dwell meters were called, and didn't want to just write "tachometer" because folk might...
• Re: LVC: Learning Electricity & Testers
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 6 Aug 2007 10:45:40 -0700
  ...The meter would be destroyed instantly. If you try to measure a current in a wire using a voltage meter it would be like...
• '79 Fuel Injection Airflow Meter Adjustment
  Historical mailing list - R.D. Robertson
  Wed, 29 May 1996 09:36:38 -0500
  All, While messing aroung with a used airflow meter I just bought, I discovered a way to boost horsepower dramatically. First, I cleaned the...