Re: ammeter/voltmeter swap. <970602222553_320638497@emout08.mail.aol.com>

[Berry Kercheval <kerch@parc.xerox.com>]

>>>DANMAS@aol.com said:
 > In a message dated 97-06-02 22:07:21 EDT, kerch@parc.xerox.com (Berry
 > Kercheval) writes:
 > >  Of course, if you have a car with positive earth reverse these
 > connections: 
 > >  + goes to earth (or ground) and - goes to the freen (hot) wire.
 > 
 > Maybe yes, maybe no. Depends on the internal wiring of the meter. If the (-)
 > lead is tied to the case ground, then reversing the connections will produce
 > a dead short from (+) to (-). 


Whoops!  Good point!  Don't take my advice without checking :-)


  --berry

Berry Kercheval :: kerch@parc.xerox.com :: Xerox Palo Alto Research Center