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JayChicago

06-10-2018 @ 1:55 PM

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Thanks for that reply. Makes sense to me.

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I have a Fluke digital meter and a Simpson 260 analog, that is probably over 50 years old and the Simpson is the one I use most of the time.

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I have a Fluke digital meter and a Simpson 260 analog, that is probably over 50 years old and the Simpson is the one I use most of the time.

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The high voltage spikes when the engine is running interfere with the the digital read-out of the meter. Most digital meters are not shielded from this interference. Think of the static you hear during a lightning storm on a AM radio. I don't think there is a problem using a digital meter when the engine is not running.

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I have heard it said here before, but I don't understand this. Why are modern digital meters, able to measure in milivolts, not as good for our purposes as a older technology analog meters??

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I couldn't adjust my voltage regulator with a digital meter, however, my free Harbor Freight analog worked just fine.

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I have a model 216 tach dwell and it uses mercury batteries. They started using the mercury batteries in the later 1950's and I don't know when they stopped using them.

Test equipment that uses the mercury batteries can be used with standard batteries, but as the voltage decreases, which happens as soon as you have current draw, the accuracy suffers.

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In reference to TomO's comment; I have a sun distributor tester and a Sun dwell tach, 1940s vintage. Both take regular flashlight batteries for the dwell tach functions and seem to be accurate when checked against modern equipment Which testers used mercury batteries?

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Lowes and Home Depot both have a large selection of multimeters in a range of prices.

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