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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:04:09 PM EDT
What’s wrong with my multimeter or electrical? Yes, I know it’s not an expensive Fluke but it’s worked okay in the past. Shouldn’t the volts stop around 110/120? Keeps going to 199 and then displays the 1 for overload.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:05:40 PM EDT
[#1]
Throw in garbage, buy a fluke?
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:08:20 PM EDT
[#2]
Change the batteries and measure again.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:10:07 PM EDT
[#3]
LOL
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:10:59 PM EDT
[#4]
Junk
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AR, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:12:33 PM EDT
[#5]
Switch to the 750 ACV setting and measure again.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:14:23 PM EDT
[#6]
Harbor freight has failed again
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:15:38 PM EDT
[#7]
Put it back in the box. Give it to your brother in law.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:17:08 PM EDT
[#8]
$3 meter gives you $3 information
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:18:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By wmagrush: Switch to the 750 ACV setting and measure again.  Attached File
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:19:05 PM EDT
[#10]
Chinesium
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:20:56 PM EDT
[#11]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TrainSafe: $3 meter gives you $3 information I got mine free from HF |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:21:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1975: Originally Posted By wmagrush: Switch to the 750 ACV setting and measure again. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/IMG_4336_jpeg-3209962.JPG That reading is one jigawatt |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:21:26 PM EDT
[#13]
Yo! Crack is whack and I have that free-be from China Freight.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:21:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By xciapup: Put it back in the box. Give it to your brother in law. Brother in laws are for giving your Taurus revolvers to. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:23:46 PM EDT
[#15]
It's a piece of shit, that's what's wrong with it. Do you have any other questions?
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:25:52 PM EDT
[#16]
Change your battery.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:29:30 PM EDT
[#17]
Seriously, though. I dont trust my life to stuff like that. Yes I have a residential/ light commercial license. At least, get a Fluke 101. I prefer a 117 or t5-600 , but the 101 is fine for diy stuff.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IB9S6WK?tag=arfcom00-20
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:29:46 PM EDT
[#18]
Why are you doing this to yourself?
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:30:56 PM EDT
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NH, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:32:52 PM EDT
[#20]
As others have said the meter is dookie. I've never seen a meter with those transistor test features that weren't piles of garbage.
Also, no cat rating visible and I wouldn't belive it if it were there. Definitely would not recommend testing high energy circuits like mains. You don't need a fluke for home gamer stuff, but you do need something with a cat 3 rating of some sort. Lots of decent non-fluke options out there. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:40:55 PM EDT
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Pepperidge Farms remembers when these were less than $20.
https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/-ARCHIVED-THREAD-Deal-Alert-Multimeter-Tool/5-2615211/? |
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WI, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:43:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1975: How’s this? https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/259519/IMG_4337_jpeg-3209973.JPG  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:55:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Local: As others have said the meter is dookie. I've never seen a meter with those transistor test features that weren't piles of garbage. Also, no cat rating visible and I wouldn't belive it if it were there. Definitely would not recommend testing high energy circuits like mains. You don't need a fluke for home gamer stuff, but you do need something with a cat 3 rating of some sort. Lots of decent non-fluke options out there. Yeah, I agree. I spent my entire career in electronics using the most expensive meters available - I just don't need that for my home use. I don't have a Fluke meter, but I do have several meters that have always worked well (including one D'arsonval meter). Fluke is of course the gold standard, but I just don't need to spend that much for a multimeter for home use. For an inexpensive but decent meter (yeah, Chinese) I usually goto my HT188A.  
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 10:08:29 PM EDT
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OP don’t feel too bad. I used that free Harbor Freight multimeter for years and it served me well for all kinds of stuff around the house. I diagnosed and fixed my AC with it, a ceiling fan, and replaced my guitar pickups. I finally just wanted something better and got a Klein, the kind with the lobster claw clamp on one end. That measures amps right? I haven’t even had a chance to use it much yet.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 10:11:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LoadedDrum: Change the batteries and measure again. Only used to read Ohms. |
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AR, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 10:38:18 PM EDT
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I miss my Simpson 260, just because.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 10:48:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By wmagrush: I miss my Simpson 260, just because. That was the first meter I ever used in my career. I still have a D'arsonval meter at home that I used for measuring DC uV, because at the time none of the digital meters I owned couldn't measure under 10uV DC which I needed to do. But now, even decent inexpensive digital meters can do that accurately. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 10:58:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Gutter1000: Throw in garbage, buy a fluke? |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 11:02:00 PM EDT
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You can find good fluke meters on FB marketplace for under 1/2 price. I have bought 6+ that way over the years.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 11:03:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tspike: Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tspike: Originally Posted By Gutter1000: Throw in garbage, buy a fluke? If you’re too cheap to buy a fluke then why even worry if the reading is accurate? |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 11:04:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TrainSafe: $3 meter gives you $3 information $600 meter gives you the same information. Fluke is just the Snap-On of the measuring world. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 11:04:44 PM EDT
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If your transformer has taps then go crank that baby up. Don’t read the warning label above it, it doesn’t need to be de-energized.
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NY, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 11:53:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Monsterbishi: $600 meter gives you the same information. Fluke is just the Snap-On of the measuring world. One will last two years and the other will last 30. You don't know shit about Fluke. 
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OR, USA
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Posted: 5/10/2024 12:02:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dryflash3: Battery is not used for voltage measurement. Only used to read Ohms. My $$$ meter lost its mind today, wouldn't read ohms or DC volts, amps were gibberish. Almost ordered a Fluke and decided to change the battery first. It's all back, like day 1. The 9v battery runs everything. |
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Posted: 5/10/2024 12:04:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By LoadedDrum: Change the batteries and measure again. |
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Posted: 5/10/2024 12:07:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jeffg: One will last two years and the other will last 30. You don't know shit about Fluke. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jeffg: Originally Posted By Monsterbishi: $600 meter gives you the same information. Fluke is just the Snap-On of the measuring world. One will last two years and the other will last 30. You don't know shit about Fluke. I spent my career with Fluke and better (HP Lab) multimeters. One of my home Chink multimeters is now going on 15 years and still working fine for what I need it for. I'm not knocking Fluke, it is the gold standard - but for most people it just isn't worth the price. |
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ND, USA
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Posted: 5/10/2024 12:14:21 AM EDT
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I might be a meter whore.
   
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Posted: 5/10/2024 12:16:01 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Keekleberrys]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Goodn: I might be a meter whore. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52944480050_50f9c1c331_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52945802496_13e6a27298_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52541057575_da1c0a391f_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52541059950_6573ede46d_b.jpg gameboy? I really want to get into electronics |
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NM, USA
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Posted: 5/10/2024 12:16:29 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jeffg: One will last two years and the other will last 30. You don't know shit about Fluke. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jeffg: Originally Posted By Monsterbishi: $600 meter gives you the same information. Fluke is just the Snap-On of the measuring world. One will last two years and the other will last 30. You don't know shit about Fluke. Much of what I use a DVM for could be done with a lightbulb. Don't overthink it. And yes, I have my brother in laws spare because my last harbor freight one shit the bed.
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ND, USA
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Posted: 5/10/2024 12:20:45 AM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Keekleberrys: gameboy? I really want to get into electronics Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Keekleberrys: Originally Posted By Goodn: I might be a meter whore. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52944480050_50f9c1c331_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52945802496_13e6a27298_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52541057575_da1c0a391f_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52541059950_6573ede46d_b.jpg gameboy? I really want to get into electronics Yep. I will clean them up and fix them up occasionally for my buddy who buys and sells them. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/10/2024 12:26:58 AM EDT
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Lol
Harbor Fright multimeter leads are the thinnest, weakest, POS wires (if you can even call them legitimate wires) sold (or mostly given away) to the the public. |
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Posted: 5/10/2024 12:27:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Goodn: Yep. I will clean them up and fix them up occasionally for my buddy who buys and sells them. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Goodn: Originally Posted By Keekleberrys: Originally Posted By Goodn: I might be a meter whore. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52944480050_50f9c1c331_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52945802496_13e6a27298_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52541057575_da1c0a391f_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52541059950_6573ede46d_b.jpg gameboy? I really want to get into electronics Yep. I will clean them up and fix them up occasionally for my buddy who buys and sells them. More pics please |
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ND, USA
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Posted: 5/10/2024 12:43:17 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Goodn]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Keekleberrys: More pics please Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Keekleberrys: Originally Posted By Goodn: Originally Posted By Keekleberrys: Originally Posted By Goodn: I might be a meter whore. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52944480050_50f9c1c331_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52945802496_13e6a27298_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52541057575_da1c0a391f_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52541059950_6573ede46d_b.jpg gameboy? I really want to get into electronics Yep. I will clean them up and fix them up occasionally for my buddy who buys and sells them. More pics please That one was pretty simple. Just needed a good cleaning. Most common issues with them at this point is leaky battery corrosion on the contacts and lines in the screens. In most cases a hot air rework station and a pencil will fix the screen issue.     |
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Posted: 5/10/2024 12:51:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Goodn: That one was pretty simple. Just needed a good cleaning. Most common issues with them at this point is leaky battery corrosion on the contacts and lines in the screens. In most cases a hot air rework station and a pencil will fix the screen issue. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52540577921_9da21dbf41_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52541128963_3c23cba491_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52540115627_6136b02725_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52540577896_4a4439f8a7_b.jpg Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Goodn: Originally Posted By Keekleberrys: Originally Posted By Goodn: Originally Posted By Keekleberrys: Originally Posted By Goodn: I might be a meter whore. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52944480050_50f9c1c331_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52945802496_13e6a27298_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52541057575_da1c0a391f_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52541059950_6573ede46d_b.jpg gameboy? I really want to get into electronics Yep. I will clean them up and fix them up occasionally for my buddy who buys and sells them. More pics please That one was pretty simple. Just needed a good cleaning. Most common issues with them at this point is leaky battery corrosion on the contacts and lines in the screens. In most cases a hot air rework station and a pencil will fix the screen issue. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52540577921_9da21dbf41_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52541128963_3c23cba491_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52540115627_6136b02725_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52540577896_4a4439f8a7_b.jpg I bought a hot air station off alibaba. But i haven’t used it for much yet. Electronics and electronics repair fascinates me. I really want to learn more about it. |
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MN, USA
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Posted: 5/10/2024 12:55:35 AM EDT
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I would go get a new multimeter and give that one to my kids. Klein makes some economically priced models, but in reality, just spend $20-30 and you'll get something functional for homeowners.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/10/2024 12:58:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By gman82001: Harbor freight has failed again Have they lost a customer? |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/10/2024 1:01:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dryflash3: Battery is not used for voltage measurement. Only used to read Ohms. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dryflash3: Originally Posted By LoadedDrum: Change the batteries and measure again. Only used to read Ohms. So a digital meter doesn't use electricity to measure things? How about turning on the display? |
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ND, USA
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Posted: 5/10/2024 1:03:40 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Goodn]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Keekleberrys: I bought a hot air station off alibaba. But i haven’t used it for much yet. Electronics and electronics repair fascinates me. I really want to learn more about it. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Keekleberrys: Originally Posted By Goodn: Originally Posted By Keekleberrys: Originally Posted By Goodn: Originally Posted By Keekleberrys: Originally Posted By Goodn: I might be a meter whore. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52944480050_50f9c1c331_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52945802496_13e6a27298_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52541057575_da1c0a391f_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52541059950_6573ede46d_b.jpg gameboy? I really want to get into electronics Yep. I will clean them up and fix them up occasionally for my buddy who buys and sells them. More pics please That one was pretty simple. Just needed a good cleaning. Most common issues with them at this point is leaky battery corrosion on the contacts and lines in the screens. In most cases a hot air rework station and a pencil will fix the screen issue. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52540577921_9da21dbf41_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52541128963_3c23cba491_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52540115627_6136b02725_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52540577896_4a4439f8a7_b.jpg I bought a hot air station off alibaba. But i haven’t used it for much yet. Electronics and electronics repair fascinates me. I really want to learn more about it. Older Louis Rossman videos, Northridge fix (awesome content), signal path.. there are a lot of great videos and creators on youtube. I learned a lot over the years from tinkering and just messing around. I learned a ton more watching videos on electronics repair and engineering. I have all this fancy test equipment, yet I still find my self falling back to just educated guesses and past experience. A multimeter with some fine probes and just past experience seems to work for me. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 5/10/2024 1:04:37 AM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Goodn: I might be a meter whore. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52944480050_50f9c1c331_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52945802496_13e6a27298_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52541057575_da1c0a391f_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52541059950_6573ede46d_b.jpg All those Siglent Technologies multimeters are from China. |
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WA, USA
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Posted: 5/10/2024 1:06:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZ_Sky: Yeah, I agree. I spent my entire career in electronics using the most expensive meters available - I just don't need that for my home use. I don't have a Fluke meter, but I do have several meters that have always worked well (including one D'arsonval meter). Fluke is of course the gold standard, but I just don't need to spend that much for a multimeter for home use. For an inexpensive but decent meter (yeah, Chinese) I usually goto my HT188A. www.amazon.com/dp/B07SHLS639  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7BtLLsrdX0 Fluke also makes a cheap (less than $100) model that is safe and reliable that fills most peoples needs. |
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