[R-390] Meter Meister?

[Joe Foley]

> 
> I need someone to tell me what I just did to ruin
> this
> DC voltmeter.
> 
> I was checking the voltage on a UPS when my Steel
> Six
> meter decided to crap out!  Not good, I liked that
> meter!
> 
> It seems to have either demagnetized the magnet or
> magnetized the vane, not sure  which.  The coils are
> Ok because when I reverse the probes the needle is
> drawn below zero, it just won't go above about 2
> volts
> on a 50 volt scale.
> 
> If there was an AC component on the DC I was
> measuring
> would it have done this?  The charger was on, I was
> trying to determine if the batteries were charging.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Joe


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