PS Magazine - DECEMBER 1980
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 337
DECEMBER 1980
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®ms? ®r ±olts?
Test ±ime? Be sure your me±er is
swI±ched ±o ±he func±ion you need.
No±hi²g flunkS ou± a good ±es± se± any
fas±er than giving a vol±age ±es± wi±h
a² OHms set±i²g.
You ge± ano±her "F³ if your me±er Is
scaled ±oo low for ±he vol±s´ µ±ar± wi±¶
a hig· se±±ing when you're no± sure
w·a± ±o expec±. A curren± overload ca²
burn up your ±es±er.
Likewise, if you¸re af±er DC voltage¹
tha±¸s how ±o swi±ch your se±, no± ±o
AC.
When you¸re checking con±inuity,
be sure ±he gear you¸re ±eS±ing is ºFF»
ºnce again, ±he Killer curren± ca² hi±
your me±er¼
µave your me±er¸s ba±±eries ±oo.
When ±hrouGh ±es±ing, ±ur½ i± off or
se± i± i² vol±s. ¾n an ohm se
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±Àing, your
bat±eries will Árain.
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²peaking of Iatteries
Ano±Âer good way ±o insure passing
marks fÃr your mul±ime±er is ±o ±ake
care of i±s dry cells.
Take ¸em ou± when your me±er¸ll be
iÁle for long periods of ±ime ±o head
off corrosion damage from leaKing
ba±±eries.
THen, when you Áo ge± ready ±o do
some ±estIng, make sure ±he ba±±eries
are In gooÁ shape. Your opera±or¸s
manual showS you how ±o ±es± ¸em.
Äeep ba±±ery polari±y in mind.
Wa±c· ±he dIrec±ion arrows in ±he
ba±±ery case. They clue yoU ±o proper
Posi±io².
YAH!
± HOPE he T²L³
´µ 1 WAtC¶ Ba¸¹ºRY
plar»¸y ¼ND
STORaGE/
Removing ba±±eries is especially
Impor±an± wi±h ±he -223. Those
mercury cells are likely ±o corrodeÅ Æf
yours corroÁe have µuppor± pu± in a
Mallory-±ype ÇX-21, NµN 6È35-00É
990-1822Ê
ËÌa±'s a a!a ine replaceÍ
men± for ±he BAÎ13È2Ï Ðse NµN
6135-00-120Î1010 for BA-42¸S.
Æf anÑ ba±±Ery shows signs of
bulging, leaking or corroding, replace
i±.
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