[TechAssist] Re: Advice needed 3 volt zener leaky????

  • From: Tech Assist <admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 14:14:26 -0800 (PST)

Take another meter and check how much voltage is on the meters 
probes. If it is 3v or higher it will cause the erroneous reading. 
  Jay


On Mon Dec 19 13:42:56 PST 2005, Old TV Man <mebonnell@xxxxxxxxx> 
wrote:

> I was using an old RCA VTVM. Max Bonnell
> Bonnell TV
> Robinson, IL
> 
> PS. Everything I have is old.  Sender: 
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> hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx(Hoyt's=A0TV) Date: Mon, Dec 19, 2005, 3:13pm 
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> To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Advice 
> needed 3
> volt zener leaky???? Reply=A0to: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx I used 
> to depend on that reading on my old VTVMs and VOMs but it varies
> so much between digital meters, I find the reading useless. Russ 
> Hoyt
> Hoyt's TV
> Exeter, NH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Old TV Man" 
> <mebonnell@xxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 1:41 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Advice needed 3 volt zener leaky???? 
> Eric I measured 4 different 3.6 volt zeners and had reverse 600K 
> on each
> one. I then measured some 10 volt and they had no reverse 
> readings. Max Bonnell
> Bonnell TV
> Robinson, IL Sender: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx From: 
> tvman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(Eric=3DA0Manuel) Date: Mon, Dec 19, 2005, 
> 1:26pm
> (CST+2:30) To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] 
> Advice
> needed 3 volt zener leaky???? Reply=3DA0to: 
> techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Hi am I supposed to get reverse leakage 
> on this diode I am getting 100 k
> on it and also 2 more new diodes .On a 10 volt zener I dont get 
> any back
> reading.Is this normal on a 3 volt diode.This diode is in a 
> ctc169
> direct view diode# CR4122--rca#200158.anyone have one they can 
> measure
> the forward and back to check it for me,,Thanks Eric -- E M 
> Electronics
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