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In Reply to: RE: Turntable continuity and multimeters posted by George S. Roland on February 27, 2024 at 19:54:55
A continuity tester and a multimeter are not exactly the same thing. Continuity simply means there is a complete circuit or connection. A multimeter can measure the ohms of the said circuit. I have owned various multimeters over 34 years and used them regularly at work. Never have used one that beeped...
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my Fluke VOM does.
Later Gator,
Dave
And silicone spray works wonders on that darn sliding door.!
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2" X 2" X 6" , weighs 4 pounds, and was last inspected on September 28, 1968. I think I found it an estate sale in Alaska, where I also found a TV-7/U tube tester for $10. The tube tester weighs 20 pounds. The military equipment was sure heavy duty.
Awesome. Not sure I have ever seen that on any Fluke automotive meters, but then again continuity is pretty much a useless test for automotive ckts save car stereo installations.
Regardless of whether you ever used a VOM with a continuity test function that beeped only shows your lack of experience. I own one that produces a tone when testing for continuity and I've seen a number of VOMs with this function. It's designed for when you're making multiple continuity tests when you don't want to look at the display each time. If you don't get a tone when you expect one, then you can look at the display and run further tests to determine why you aren't getting continuity. If everything is working properly, the continuity tone function save a lot of time.
Best regards,
John Elison
Hey John,You say you worked weapons integration on B-2? Did you know a Major Verrett AKA Sparky?
He's a ham radio friend of mine who also worked weapons integration on B-2.
Send me a private message if you knew him.
Edit: On closer inspection I see you worked on B-2 development, not weapons integration, so maybe not so likely you knew my friend Sparky. He says your name doesn't ring a bell, I think you were working at an earlier time than my friend, who is younger.
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Sorry, I don't remember Sparky, but I never went to Whiteman AFB. I was the Air Force armament logistics manager in the B-2 SPO at Wright-Patterson AFB during the B-2 development program. I was in charge of the design and development of armament support equipment from Sep 1985 through Feb 1990.
Best regards,
John Elison
maybe they did have a continuity function, but it would useless in the automotive and real world diagnostics. It is just not used or recognized.
As far as my experience I have been a master certified electrical technician for Ford, GM, and Chrysler since 1991 and authorized to do warranty electrical repairs on all of their vehicles.
And you...???
What difference does it make what I do? I own two digital multimeters with continuity test functions that produce an audible beep or tone. One is a BK Test Bench 390 handheld multimeter and the other is a Fluke Dual Display Bench-top Multimeter.
Just because you have no use for an audible continuity test function doesn't mean that others don't use it. As I mentioned before, if you have a number of continuity tests to make, the audible tone saves time. For example, suppose you have a bunch of cables to test for continuity. You can speed up the process when you don't have to continually look at the meter's display instead of simply listening for a tone or beep. If you don't get a tone, you can set that cable aside for further inspection.
I was also an electronic technician before becoming a mechanical engineer. I've been using electronic test equipment since I was 20-years old and I'm now 76. I've also been an audiophile for the same length of time, and I've done a lot of testing on my own audio equipment. Moreover, I was a PMEL technician in the Air Force where I calibrated and repaired oscilloscopes, meters, and signal generators. Then the Air Force sent me to school in mechanical engineering at the University of Arizona where I received my BSME degree and was subsequently commissioned a second lieutenant. I worked as an aircraft/nuclear weapon integration engineer until I was promoted to captain and transferred to the B-2 Stealth Bomber Development Program. I later retired from the Air Force with 23-years of service.
Here's a picture of some of the electronic equipment I own today.
Ok fine and fair enough. I never questioned YOUR experience. Yes continuity is OK for a quick cable check, but is an outdated test procedure nonetheless. Continuity in an electrical circuit proves nothing as far as diagnostics go. And that is where we are at with the original poster's question. "perfect" continuity and even "perfect" circuit resistance still leaves a lot of unanswered questions about circuit integrity.
The whole point in my initial answer before you horned in with that "lack of experience" nonsense was to let the OP know that continuity testing is not going to diagnose the concern. I would START with some resistance readings. And then move to ckts shorted together or to ground somewhere. Then lastly move on to checking the ability of the ckt(s) to carry amperage.
> Then lastly move on to checking the ability of the ckt(s) to carry amperage.
How much amperage do you think those phono cables need to carry? LoL
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