Comments on: Special Cases http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/special-cases/ RV Campground & Camping Information - RV, Motorhome, Camper, Travel Trailer & 5th Wheel Owners Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:52:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: larrycad http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/special-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-2111 larrycad Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:23:35 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/19/special-cases/#comment-2111 George, yes, I intend to spend a lot of time discussing the use of multimeters, from selecting one for your use, and how to use it to find electrical problems. The definition of continuity is vague when it is used in electrical systems, because there is no specific value of resistance assigned to the term. In general, continuity can mean that a circuit, or a circuit component conducts electrical current, but with no specific amount of current assigned. One place where a continuity test can be useful is in checking fuses. If you have a fuse out of a circuit and check it, a good fuse will have continuity, while a blown fuse will read infinity on your multimeter. In this case, continuity of the fuse will be very close to zero ohms, or practically a short. We will talk more about multimeters later on. Larry George, yes, I intend to spend a lot of time discussing the use of multimeters, from selecting one for your use, and how to use it to find electrical problems. The definition of continuity is vague when it is used in electrical systems, because there is no specific value of resistance assigned to the term. In general, continuity can mean that a circuit, or a circuit component conducts electrical current, but with no specific amount of current assigned. One place where a continuity test can be useful is in checking fuses. If you have a fuse out of a circuit and check it, a good fuse will have continuity, while a blown fuse will read infinity on your multimeter. In this case, continuity of the fuse will be very close to zero ohms, or practically a short.

We will talk more about multimeters later on.

Larry

]]> By: George Miller http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/special-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-2072 George Miller Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:18:12 +0000 http://blog.rv.net/2008/03/19/special-cases/#comment-2072 Larry, I hope you are going to cover the proper use of a meter. I am especially interested in testing for circuit continuity. George Miller Larry, I hope you are going to cover the proper use of a meter. I am especially interested in testing for circuit continuity. George Miller

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