Vintage Synth Repair

Okidoki - tonight I used my meter and measured the volts... I am getting 166 volts AC at 2.6Khz.

Would this be OK for lighting a backlight?

Cheers,
TOM




--- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "65 Lotus" <Lotus@...> wrote:
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> Didn't you use the meter to test the frequency? Should be no different checking voltage. 
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Quazimodo 
>   To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 9:45 PM
>   Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: Backlight Revisited...
> 
> 
>     
>   I dare not measure it with my meter as I was told it would cause more damamge to do so...!? I have put one of those neon test screwdrivers on it - and it lights up.
> 
>   Do you recommend measuring with a meter?
> 
>   Cheers,
>   TOM
> 
>   --- In vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com, "65 Lotus" <Lotus@> wrote:
>   >
>   > What voltage are you reading?
>   > 
>   > ----- Original Message ----- 
>   > From: Quazimodo 
>   > To: vintagesynthrepair@yahoogroups.com 
>   > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 8:54 AM
>   > Subject: [vintagesynthrepair] Re: Backlight Revisited...
>   > 
>   > 
>   > 
>   > Hi guys,
>   > 
>   > Only just got around to checking this... when I use the frequency counter on my digital meter it reads: 2.6Khz
>   > 
>   > So I assume that's my problem - the next question would be any ideas what might be causing this?
>   > 
>   > Cheers,
>   > TOM
>   >
>