On Sep 29, 6:22pm, Trevor Boicey wrote:
> Subject: Re: Battery "leakage"
> Jim Gambony wrote:
> > If you connect an ohm meter between the + terminal and the + battery
> > cable, all you'll do is either burn out the fuse in the meter, or burn
> > out the meter itself!
>
> No, this is fully acceptable behaviour. Just don't
> start the car!
> The meter will have the ability to measure current up
> to a level way above what any slow-leak-short will have.
Ummmmmm, actually Jim's right. You don't want to use an ohmeter,
you need to use an ammeter (which is what Trevor is implying) or
a multi-meter set to measure current.
John Lye
rjl6n@virginia.EDU
http://avery.med.virginia.edu/~rjl6n/homepage.htm
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