MOTM

Yes, that's possible :)

It's difficult to go into when I'm at work, ostensible strategizing the
development of e-commerce sites--I already keep several synths at a time at
work, but if I brought in my DVM they might think I've given up on what I'm
being paid to do altogether!

Thanks for your help!

David.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: james holloway [mailto:jimh54@...]
> Sent: Monday, August 02, 1999 3:31 PM
> To: motm@onelist.com
> Subject: RE: [motm] Hey, look at me, I'm a dumb-ass.
>
>
> From: "james holloway" <jimh54@...>
>
> Is it possible it is an autoranging meter and you are really reading mv
> instead of volts? If that's the case then it is nothing to worry about.
> Jim
>
>
> >From: John Speth <johns@...>
> >Reply-To: motm@onelist.com
> >To: "'motm@onelist.com'" <motm@onelist.com>
> >Subject: RE: [motm] Hey, look at me, I'm a dumb-ass.
> >Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 10:11:51 -0700
> >
> >From: John Speth <johns@...>
> >
> >I'll go out on a limb here and suggest that reading 27V on an unconnected
> >very high impedance DVM is not unusual.  That might be what the potential
> >is across the test leads, or at least what the DVM is measuring.  If it
> >reads 27V when you short the leads together, then you have a problem!
> >
> >John Speth
> >Object Engineering, Inc
> >mailto:johns@...
> >
> >On Monday, August 02, 1999 9:45 AM, David Bivins
> >[SMTP:david@...] wrote:
> > > I just wonder for example, why my DVM reads 27 volts when it's set to
> >Volts
> > > DC and the probes are hanging, unconnected to anything? These are my
> > > demons--the odd little things that aren't documented in books or
> >instruction
> > > manuals...
> >
> >
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