[AT] Multimeters for tractors, etc.

John Wilkens jwilkens at eoni.com
Fri Jan 1 21:23:30 PST 2010


Great idea!   I've used light bulbs but that's even better!    John



At 07:19 PM 01/01/2010, you wrote:
>     My favorite tool for checking for voltage on 12 volt systems is a seat
>belt buzzer. I plug leads onto it and attach clips to the ends of the wires.
>I don't have to watch a meter to tell if power is present. Just listen for
>the buzz. Works great for testing trailer connections.
>
>                                             Gene
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ken Knierim" <ken.knierim at gmail.com>
>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 9:16 PM
>Subject: Re: [AT] Multimeters for tractors, etc.
>
>
> > On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 3:24 PM, charliehill
> > <charliehill at embarqmail.com>wrote:
> >
> >> This doesn't apply to old tractors ............. well maybe it does.
> >> I've
> >> been told that for testing things like throttle position sensors
> >> (basically
> >> a reostat) that you need an analog meter so that you can see that the
> >> instrument you are testing flows smoothly through it's range without any
> >> dead spots.  You just can't really tell that on a digital.
> >>
> >> Charlie
> >>
> >
> > Charlie,
> >   That's not really true, if you buy a good digital one like a Fluke. They
> > also have a bar along the bottom that acts like an analog meter and will
> > show you noise if you have it in the rheostats like that. Fluke has done
> > some amazing things with their products over the years. We have a slew of
> > different DMM makes in my shop (many less costly units, etc) but I usually
> > reach for a Fluke.
> >
> > An old adage I use: Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten. I
> > am a small US manufacturer of electronic equipment for my day job and I
> > like
> > to support folks who build stuff here in the States. Get a Fluke and a
> > cheap
> > POS for kicking around the shop on things you don't care about (where you
> > might drive over it, etc). After you get tired of buying batteries for the
> > China built widget, you'll remember the battery in the Fluke is still good
> > and you can get the job done.
> >
> > My opinion, and worth every penny you didn't pay for it. :)
> >
> > Ken in AZ
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