[TechAssist] Re: Dick Smith ESR meter battery life: false "low batt"?
- From: Ed Gaidies <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 12 Feb 2005 14:17:17 -0500
I'll dig up the circuit...I think there is a zener that triggers "b".
May have changed in value.
-Ed-
Ed Gaidies
Tel-Tek Electronics
Ontario-Canada
teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
teltek@xxxxxxxxx
On 12-Feb-05, at 1:38 PM, STERLING PASHER wrote:
> Phil: have had mine for about 2 years and have only changed the battery
> twice and I use it all the time.. So you must have something wrong.
>
> Buck Pasher
> Buck's TV
> Gander Newfoundland
> Canada
> 709-256-7738 (Fax & Phone)
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> From: "Phil Bader" <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 11:27 AM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Dick Smith ESR meter battery life: false "low
> batt"?
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>> 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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