Re: [TCML] Quick Question

[dave pierson <dave_p@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Hi all, just a quick one. I was running my rotary spark gap the other
> day to do some testing, and so I had a multimeter out on my bench
> top, fairly close to the spark gap assembly. When I ran the spark
> gap the display on the multimeter went a bit haywire - it all
> flashed up and started rapidly cycling through random numbers
> and symbols etc. It only did this when the spark gap was
> firing. Would this be due to RFI coming off the spark
> gap and interfering with the multimeters internal
> circuitry?
    Almost certainly.  Different meters have different
    levels of immunity.  Something to be said for
    non digital meters.  8)>>

    best
     dwp
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