[simpits-tech] electrical ??

[Dave Hensley]

lol - with me that is not a silly question! However, the meter I have does
not measure amps. It's an old one I borrowed from a friend. I am thinking
seriously about investing in a decent meter though.

Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andreas Fransson" <andreas.fransson@post.utfors.se>
To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 4:08 AM
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] electrical ??


> Here's a silly question perhaps, but if you want to know the current
> that is going through the panel, can't you use the multimeter directly
> to measure that? Most multimeters do amps too.
>
> /Andreas
>
>
> -------------------
> > Thanks! I did find this, which may help. On the back of the panel it
> has
> > "10#7152 LAMPS". I'm assuming this means there are 10 lamps in the
> panel,
> > part number 7152. I searched on this and found a PDF doc with lamp
> part
> > numbers.
> >
> > Line     Part
> Filament
> > Life
> >
> > No.       No.       Volts    Amps   M.S.C.P.       Type
> Hours
> >
> > 7        7152     5.0    0.115    0.15         C-2R         40,000
> >
> >
> > So, IF that is the lamp being used then could I figure the amps by
> > 0.115*10(number of lamps)=1.15. I'm starting to feel in over my head
> a
> > little, so I may do some studying and come back to this later. I
> still
> > appreciate any help you guys can give.
> >
> > Dave
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