[TechAssist] Re: Dick Smith ESR meter battery life: false "low batt"?
- From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 11:06:21 -0500
Low Battery indicator flashes a lower case "b". About every second.
I agree with Ken on the Zero factor. A good secure pair of test leads will
give you closer to expected results.
-Ed-
Ed Gaidies
Tel-Tek Electronics
Ontario-Canada
teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
teltek@xxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 10:47 AM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Dick Smith ESR meter battery life: false "low
batt"?
> Phil,
>
> Probably NOT a battery issue. If the lead resistance is greater than 1.0
> ohms when you short the leads together, the unit will turn off when you
> push the power button. This is by design. Try cleaning the input jacks
> or just rotate the banana plugs to increase conductance. I had that
> problem all the time until I replaced the test leads with a better set.
>
> The unit does have a low battery indicator, but I forget what it is.
> Been well over a year since I replaced the battery in unit. When I did,
> the old one was under 8 volts.
>
> HTH,
>
>
> Ken Smith
> Gulf Technical Services
> 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway
> Gulf Breeze, FL 32563
> 850-934-8324 (Voice), 850-932-0819 (fax)
>
>
>
> On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 09:57:56 -0500 Phil Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> writes:
> > I love my Dick Smith, but one thing about battery life:
> > First, to "zero" the meter, you need to turn it on,short the leads
> > together, and push power button. If the battery is low, this is when
> > the
> > meter shuts off instead of zeroing.But when I remove the old 9V
> > battery
> > they always test good on my bat meter.I'm guessing the ckt that
> > senses
> > the bat condition may be too sensitive. Anyone find this, and whats
> > the
> > solution? I'm tired of changing 9V cells when they're only down a
> > few
> > percent.
> > Phil Bader
> >
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