No, you have the Meter on a range thats to great to measure at small voltages. Try setting the Meter to 20 Volts Wayne. The Meters are usually set up for 200Volts then 20 Volts then 2 Volts then 200 Milli Volts Wayne,, most of your testing will involve setting the Dial at 20 Volts OK.. Yep, just as I thought,,back it down to 20 Volts Bro.. The bar at the left of the number indicates the meter is out of range!!RedRaven wrote:Ok so Drew called me up and we went through some of the issues.
I got a reading of 12.6 on the battery so that was good and and the multi meter was ok.
I placed the probes on the battery and the ne cable connected to the G pin on the starter relay. I have the car in park and the ignition keyed turned and the display showed 00.0 on the DC dial at 200.
So I guess that means the unit is faulty eh?
dave-r wrote:
If not, take the connector off the safety switch and put your probe on the center terminal of the connector. If you get a beep the switch is not working. If you do not get a beep your wiring to the G terminal is broken.
RedRaven wrote:dave-r wrote:
If not, take the connector off the safety switch and put your probe on the center terminal of the connector. If you get a beep the switch is not working. If you do not get a beep your wiring to the G terminal is broken.
So if the connector beeps between the two on the continuity setting then switch is not working?
Should I have the ignition on or off for this?
dave-r wrote:I think every electrical apprentice at some point goes and puts a meter over the mains when it is switched to continuity. You never do it twice.
In my case I was trying to work out why something on a PA system wasn't working and although I thought I had switched the power off I obviously hadn't.
I was kneeling on the floor and had the meter on the floor between my knees. When it blew the top half of the meter case just missed my forehead and slammed into the ceiling. Every resistor and diode on the meters circuit board had blown apart. It was quite a bang.
OK so the car is only 12-14 volts but I am sure it would not do the meter any good if Wayne connected across something live.
dave-r wrote:I did say very clearly NOT to switch the ignition on when checking continuity.
You only need the ignition on when you are checking voltages which you are NOT doing.
If you accidently put the probs across a voltage when set to continuity you will probably blow the meter up.
RedRaven wrote:Negative side of battery probe to the cerntral pin of the neutral switch BEEP.