[Boatanchors] Harbor Freight little red wonder DMM question - input impedance

Al Klase al at ar88.net
Thu Mar 19 10:07:05 EDT 2009


Greg,

There should be no problem with simply applying another ohm meter to the 
input.  10-megs is probably in the neighborhood.

Regards,
Al

Dave Merrill wrote:
> The manual for the red Model 98025 that I have does not state the
> input impedance, just the accuracy.
>
> BTW, a useful improvement to these meters is to add a tiny amount of
> white paint in the recessed arrow of the Range Selector Switch so it's
> easier to see from a distance where the meter is set.
>
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 2:15 AM, Greg Mijal <bluebirdtele at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> Hi:
>>
>> Can someone look in their Centec DMM manual and tell me what the input impedance is on the voltage scale.
>> This is the  red cased  DMM that Harbor Freight sells on special for around $2.95 and I'm going to buy a high voltage probe to check some amplifier power supplies with it. Lost my manual some time ago.
>> My guess is 10 meg
>> Thanks
>> Greg
>> WA7LYO
>> Kinston NC
>>     
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