Also, some of the recent HF meters have a lighted display available with a switch. I discovered that turning the light on caused a big change in the indicated voltage, so if you have one, don't use the light while reading anything that matters.
Not saying they aren't useful, just saying to throw away the cheap battery that came with it immediately, and make sure to have a fresh battery in there regularly.
Good luck and have fun!
troy[ Parent ]
Basically my reasons for using this rather than a cheap digital meter are the same as listed here:
http://www.homepower.com/files/bat-o-meter.pdf
Essentially, you don't have to keep replacing 9V batteries in this one, and you can tell from the other side of the room if your battery is getting low (without having to refer to a chart of voltage levels). Less is more! ;-)
BTH[ Parent ]
