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In Reply to: some short rules posted by Bill Way on August 19, 2014 at 11:24:48:
Good rules! Here are a few more:
I'd suggest using a variac to bring up new projects. You can get them on ebay for a reasonable amount and they can sure help. In the last 20 years I've only made one significant boo-boo and that was somehow connecting the output of a choke directly to ground instead of a cap, as was intended. The variac saved it.
As much as possible I connect meter leads before power up so I can watch what's happening, and that way I'm not poking around a live circuit with a probe that might slip.
I also like to use an analog meter on B+ (a used Simpson 260 is inexpensive and an excellent meter). Watching the needle swing on an analog meter can be very informative and help you spot trouble quicker. Aligator clip leads are handy but be careful if you link them together that you don't then brush against a hot connection.
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- RE: some short rules - SteveBrown 13:30:19 08/19/14 (1)
- both good - Bill Way 00:27:23 08/20/14 (0)
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