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Subject:Re: Solar panel wrap-up
From:Larry Alofs
Date:Fri, 3 Jan 2003 11:43:38 -0600

The readings will not be meaningful when you connect an ohmmeter to a
component which is producing voltage and current.

Larry A.

Bill N wrote:
>
> Minus resistance?  Is that like negative pressure?
>
> Bill
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ben McCafferty" <ben@VOLKSCAFE.COM>
> >
> > As an aside, I did put an ohm-meter on a panel this morning, and the
> > responses regarding diodes seem to be dead on.  The resistance one direction
> > was about 19 MOhms, and the other direction was about -4 MOhms.  So I doubt
> > we'll be seeing any glowing solar panels in the campground at night.