[NJARC] Old Battery Question

Ray Chase enrpnr at erols.com
Fri Nov 28 15:57:16 EST 2008


Good web site resources, these are great for beginners technology training.
Thanks, Ray

Jim Whartenby wrote:

>Visit our web site - See http://www.njarc.org
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>Greetings Scott
>You express very well why most of us like to repair and collect old vacuum tube equipment.
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>There are several reasons why your "True RMS" DVM is giving you readings that may not seem right.  The first thing to remember is the difference between accuracy and precision.  A good tutorial is:
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>http://www.mathsisfun.com/accuracy-precision.html
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>The second item to consider is how much the meter loads the circuit under test.  A good explanation is found here:
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>http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_1/chpt_8/3.html
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>As I understand the issues that you bring up; you prefer to use period test equipment to repair equipment of roughly the same age.  There is no 
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