I also have several of the really inexpensive digital multimeters, usually on sale for $2.99, but after using them for several months, every one of them began to give flaky readings, especially when reading resistance. The warranty is only for 90 days and they always seem to die shortly after 90 days.
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To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:10 PMSubject: Re: [TCML] measuring current going through a MOT to be used as ballast
Thomas Ryckmans wrote:I tried to measure the current going through the primary of an open-secondary MOT, to see how if I could use it to limit current in another MOT in series. It must have been a lot - it blew my 10A fuse. How can I measure this?You could spend $12 for one of the cheap AC clamp meters from Harbor Freight, or you could use a shunt and your existing meter. Nice thing about the shunt is that you already have the materials on hand.Jon _______________________________________________ Tesla mailing list Tesla@xxxxxxxxxxhttp://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla
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