Something else to try is to measure the three resistors separately.
This approach avoids the upper limit of the DVM. The total will be the
sum of the three.
Richard Brewster
http://pugix.com
Ehud Tamir wrote:
This approach avoids the upper limit of the DVM. The total will be the
sum of the three.
Richard Brewster
http://pugix.com
Ehud Tamir wrote:
> I suggest that you check the batteries in your DVM, I've seen more than once that bad batteries, or battery if it's 9V, will create unreliable and wrong readings.
> Also, most of DVM's will measure up tp 20Mohms, and anything above would read as OL (overload - overrange).
> If you measure the resistors individally and get the right values, then the total is the sum - in this case as you pointed 22M.
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> From: Ove Ridé <nitro2k01@...>
> To: cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tue, October 6, 2009 7:02:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [cgs_synth] Re: resistors in series
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> 2009/10/6 Guy <guy@...>
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>> I don't understand why you say "it doesn't matter because the value is too high", Ove ? Of course it matters - I need 22M, not 32M.
>> 10M + 10M + 2M in series ought to be (around) 22M...
>>
>> I measure pre-mounted, and I don't touch anything with my hands; just using the probes.
>>
> Hello. My point is that if you touch the probes with your fingers, the
> value will be too low, and not as in your case, too high, so that's
> not likely to be your problem. Still, I wanted to mention it in case
> it might be relevant.
> As for your actual problem, I'm chiming in with Loscha, guessing that
> your problem is that the meter has a problem measuring high resistance
> values.
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> /Ove
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