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Subject:Re: Door electrics problem: digital vs analog meters?
From:jimt
Date:Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:28:15 -0700

On 2/20/05 7:52 AM, "Jim Felder" <felder@KNOLOGY.NET> wrote:

> Thanks, George. I'll bet this is what I was looking for. I barely knew
> how to describe it, and didn't know how to do it. This will get me
> going.
> 
> Since both are so cheap nowadays, is there any advantage to using a
> digital vs an analog meter in a test like this?
> 
> Jim

With small scale meters the digital is easier to read when you are looking
at less than 1 Volt increments.  When your chasing voltage drops the digital
is better.  I still have a bench top analog.  The six inch meter scale is
easy to read but a mess to try and use in the van.
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