[Elecraft] tools 2

[Don Brown]

Hi

If the meter reads low on all ranges there may be an internal adjustment =
for gain you can make to get it to read the same as your DMM. If it is of=
f on only one range then the divider is bad and will require replacement =
of one or more of the resistors in the divider string. Quality analog met=
ers are getting hard to find. I don't know of anyone that still makes a V=
TVM or a solid state version of one. You can still buy a Simpson 260 mult=
imeter but you will pay more than a good DMM will cost. I would look for =
a DMM with an analog bar graph like some of the Fluke meters if you think=
 you need an analog meter. There you get the best of both, digital and an=
alog display

Don Brown
KD5NDB

----- Original Message -----
From: David Schornak
Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 3:20 PM
To: Elecraft
Subject: [Elecraft] tools 2

I have ordered a dummy load mike I would like to know about that mod for =
the ohr as that is the dummy load kit that I bought.

but my real problem is I have a simpson electric company analog volt ohm =
meter, when I hook it up it reads low on dc voltage for example if I hook=
 it to a AA alkaline battery which my dmm reads at 1.605 volts the simpso=
n reads 1 volt or if I hook it up to 2 AA alkaline batteries the dmm read=
s 3.21 volts the simpson reads 3 volts or maybe less I have zeroed the me=
ter but does not seem to help and no matter what scale I use it reads low=
er than my dmm. the analog meter says it is a vacuum tube volt meter and =
is a simpson 312. any help guys or is it a time to get a new meter if so =
which analog meter is a good one to look at.?


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