[Healeys] Multimeter Question

[Michael Salter]

Hmmm ... not sure exactly what sort of current the buzzers require but it's
very low .. even an errant relay will make it sound. Pic attached.
I use this fairly frequently.

On Fri., Feb. 12, 2021, 11:07 a.m. , <llennep at verizon.net> wrote:

> Michael would this buzzer sound (or a test light glow) from a completed
> circuit even though the current was a normal, very low few mA like is
> present in many of today's features in a car?  - e.g. computer, clock etc
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
> To: jim <ab7vf at yahoo.com>
> Cc: healeys at autox.team.net; Keith Pennell <llennep at verizon.net>
> Sent: Fri, Feb 12, 2021 8:18 am
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Multimeter Question
>
> Another thick, similar to the bug light is to use an old "seat belt
> warning" buzzer rather than the lamp. That way the device doesn’t have to
> be in line of sight.
>
> M
>
> On Fri., Feb. 12, 2021, 7:52 a.m. jim via Healeys, <healeys at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> not helping on meter question, but 12 volt lights with clip-leads attached
> will show current flow quite nicely....remove fuse...clip light bulb across
> removed fuse...if circuit is conducting current, the light bulb will
> "glow"    (simetimes called a "bug-lite" by the old Telephone Company
> Central-Office-Techs)
>
>
> Jim
>
> On Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 4:04:57 PM PST, llennep--- via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> Hello Listers,
> I am seeking to tap the knowledge of the list on this general auto matter.
> I bought a hot rod last year and from the get go I have had a battery
> drain.  If system is left on the batt will get too weak to start engine in
> a couple days or so.  Recently I have been chasing the problem in earnest.
> I did find one issue and resolved that with the hope that the drain was
> fixed. No.  Still there.
> So yesterday I began preparing for the standard search method - pulling
> fuses one at a time and noting the drop in amps running through the
> system.  However I needed a dependable multimeter.  I have 3 but do not
> trust the amperage reading on any of them.  I secured a known good meter
> today and here is what I am observing.
> The reading starts out reading a few tenths amp fluctuating wildly and
> then drops to almost 0 in 2-3 seconds.  This happens time after time.  What
> is going on here?  Why is the meter behaving this way?
> Any help much appreciated.
> Keith
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