11-22-2011, 11:28 PM
Congrats!!!
Some many questions!!!! general rule is when measuring resistors in circuit. Set should be off. If it has something in parallel you will need to disconnect one end of the resistor that is being tested.
An ohm meter doesn't really test capacitors, except for leakage.
When testing coils usually the coil is such a low resistance that the capacitor in parallel doesn't change the resistance so those can be done it circuit without disconnecting.
Too much solder can be a problem if it is causing a short to an adjacent terminal or to the chassis.
So I've got a question for you. Why does it matter if there is a cap across a resistor, why does it not read the correct resistance??
Terry
Some many questions!!!! general rule is when measuring resistors in circuit. Set should be off. If it has something in parallel you will need to disconnect one end of the resistor that is being tested.
An ohm meter doesn't really test capacitors, except for leakage.
When testing coils usually the coil is such a low resistance that the capacitor in parallel doesn't change the resistance so those can be done it circuit without disconnecting.
Too much solder can be a problem if it is causing a short to an adjacent terminal or to the chassis.
So I've got a question for you. Why does it matter if there is a cap across a resistor, why does it not read the correct resistance??
Terry
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!
Terry
