Comments on: how not to play with electricity http://blog.lauralemay.com/2006/08/how-not-to-play-with-electricity.html Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:09:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Brian http://blog.lauralemay.com/2006/08/how-not-to-play-with-electricity.html/comment-page-1#comment-567 Brian Thu, 10 Aug 2006 04:43:25 +0000 http://wptest.lauralemay.com/2006/08/how-not-to-play-with-electricity.html#comment-567 Does the Multimeter still power on? If not, you might have to replace the fuse inside of it. Not a big deal, it's a regular fuse, just take the two screws off of the back of the meter and the thing opens up pretty easily. I agree with Sharon, get him the Fluke leads, and stay away from high current. 120 Volts is bad enough, you were probably tapping into a 240v line. Somehow I think that you and home-repairs don't mix too well. I remember a really funny story about you and a bathtub drain... ;) Does the Multimeter still power on? If not, you might have to replace the fuse inside of it. Not a big deal, it’s a regular fuse, just take the two screws off of the back of the meter and the thing opens up pretty easily.

I agree with Sharon, get him the Fluke leads, and stay away from high current. 120 Volts is bad enough, you were probably tapping into a 240v line.

Somehow I think that you and home-repairs don’t mix too well. I remember a really funny story about you and a bathtub drain… ;)

]]> By: Sharon http://blog.lauralemay.com/2006/08/how-not-to-play-with-electricity.html/comment-page-1#comment-566 Sharon Tue, 08 Aug 2006 02:36:22 +0000 http://wptest.lauralemay.com/2006/08/how-not-to-play-with-electricity.html#comment-566 Those leads will run you about $25, if you get the good Fluke ones. And of course, one MUST have Fluke equipment. You managed to jump two hot connectors with that probe, generating a nearly infinite amount of current. I won't do the math for you, but you could get yourself killed doing shit like that. In the future, you might want to pick up "Electricy for Dummies", or something like that. It's actually pretty interesting. (I'm a geek, I know.) A main reason for electrical failure is corrosion at the connectors. Corrosion caauses resistance, which lowers current. Insufficient current will cause equipment to not function properly. Simply unplugging them, cleaning them off with some sandpaper, and plugging them back it will usually fix a problem. With your temps, I'd leave the darn thing cold and sit in it. I know I would. I hate software. Software makes me crazy. Give me hardware anytime. Those leads will run you about $25, if you get the good Fluke ones. And of course, one MUST have Fluke equipment.

You managed to jump two hot connectors with that probe, generating a nearly infinite amount of current. I won’t do the math for you, but you could get yourself killed doing shit like that.

In the future, you might want to pick up “Electricy for Dummies”, or something like that. It’s actually pretty interesting. (I’m a geek, I know.)

A main reason for electrical failure is corrosion at the connectors. Corrosion caauses resistance, which lowers current. Insufficient current will cause equipment to not function properly. Simply unplugging them, cleaning them off with some sandpaper, and plugging them back it will usually fix a problem.

With your temps, I’d leave the darn thing cold and sit in it. I know I would.

I hate software. Software makes me crazy. Give me hardware anytime.

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