Testing Voltage Can't Get Any Easier Than This Meter

Tom Wesenberg

Tom Wesenberg

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A while back a couple people said they found the common analog multimeter too hard to read, or didn't understand how to use it. Here's a meter I bought for only a few dollars delivered. It reads 0 to 15 volts DC, so it's good for 6 and 12 volt cars. Also shown is an NOS Triplett 0 to 10 volt DC meter I bought a few weeks ago on ebay for only $12 delivered. This is for those who want tops in quality and accuracy. Either meter will work fine for checking the Model A. You just have to add a couple wires and aligator clips.

Here is a link to a 0 to 10 volts DC meter for only $2.86 with free delivery. It comes from China by boat, so expect to wait 2 or 3 weeks for delivery.

I cut a piece out of a junk aluminum door frame to make a mounting box for the small meter. The China meter is 2 1/2" and the Triplett is 5".

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1pcs-New-DC...356?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27ee7b28ec
 

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That's what will work great for me. I get frustrated with all the settings on my meter. I don't know that I've ever needed anything but basic information. A simple mind needs a simple meter. I have used the Ohm setting but that's rare.

I'm off to do some meter shopping.................:D
 
i have posted this before, it is easy for anyone to use (as easy as a simple test light) and gives an accurate voltage reading with a digital readout. it's a glorified test light which also allows the user to send a ground or power to a circuit with the flick of a switch. it also allows you to send both power and ground to complete a circuit (light a bulb) etc.. its simple and easy..
it also has a built in circuit breaker to protect any circuits being tested.
i do all my model A work with it including adjusting the charging rate

i use it on 6 or 12v systems
 

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foxfire42 said:
That's what will work great for me. I get frustrated with all the settings on my meter. I don't know that I've ever needed anything but basic information. A simple mind needs a simple meter. I have used the Ohm setting but that's rare.

I'm off to do some meter shopping.................:D
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My suggestion is to purchase an automotive trouble light. They work on both 6 and 12 volts and are very simple to use. All you do is clip the ground lead to ground and put the probe on a voltage point. If there is voltage there the light in the probe will light. it works on both negative and positive ground cars. The only reason you would need a volt meter is to measure the voltage. If you are trouble shooting why your car won't start the trouble light will tell you where you are losing the voltage.

Tom Endy
 
Tom Wesenberg said:
A while back a couple people said they found the common analog multimeter too hard to read, or didn't understand how to use it. Here's a meter I bought for only a few dollars delivered. It reads 0 to 15 volts DC, so it's good for 6 and 12 volt cars. Also shown is an NOS Triplett 0 to 10 volt DC meter I bought a few weeks ago on ebay for only $12 delivered. This is for those who want tops in quality and accuracy. Either meter will work fine for checking the Model A. You just have to add a couple wires and aligator clips.

Here is a link to a 0 to 10 volts DC meter for only $2.86 with free delivery. It comes from China by boat, so expect to wait 2 or 3 weeks for delivery.

I cut a piece out of a junk aluminum door frame to make a mounting box for the small meter. The China meter is 2 1/2" and the Triplett is 5".

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1pcs-New-DC...356?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27ee7b28ec
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Thanks to the two Toms, we can always depend on you two guys for anything electrical.
Keep up the great work my friends! Wayne
 
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"How can they make and sell them 10 for only $1.06 delivered?"

Arcane* US Postal Service Regulations, which permit businesses in some countries to ship things to USA for next to nothing.

*arcane
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known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric.
 
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