Battery barf...  The bane of all portable electronics...

Steven
91 Westy

On Sun, Oct 25, 2020, 1:04 PM Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Good reminder. Maybe some AA et al batteries are manufactured better
> than others? i.e. a HF priced battery might leak sooner than a
> Duracell?
>
> I used VOM's for years before reading of a suggestion to set meter to
> Ohms, connect probes to test the meter and probes. During the test, I
> move the probe wires around to test for breaks. The HF priced probe
> wires tend to fail early. I'd guess that users who grew up using
> analogue meters with a "Zero" pot would've made that test a habit.
>
> I bought a new ~ $30 (on sale) RS analogue meter about 4 years ago. It
> seems to be of decent quality. I carry it on trips, it works great to
> test an AFM of TPS for voltage drop outs.
>
> Neil.
>
> On 10/25/20, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> >  So...I have 3 voltmeters.  Two freebie digital ones from Harbor Freight
> > (brand name is CEN-TECH) and an ancient Radio Shack analog model,
> probably
> > 30 years old.  I used the "tongue test" (like you used to do in Jr. High
> > School) to evaluate the voltage for the 9 Volt batteries on the digital
> > meters; result was abysmal.  I opened up the Radio Shack analog
> > meter.....ugh....the negative terminal was overflowing with crystals of
> > corrosion on the AA battery.
> >
> > ... No wonder I am sometimes getting wonky readings!  I
> > have generally treated voltmeters like a screwdriver or wrench...just use
> > them.  Wrong.
> >
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
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