xee2
stick your finger on the coil and a finger of your other hand on the neg. of the cap to check it...............

just kidding.. don't do it
for real...

Quote from: xee2 on December 21, 2009, 01:34:52 AM
That is strange. I think you must be measuring something wrong.

my meter sux...
i been looking at some new one... just haven't found what i want
oh.. my scope shows the 1200v spikes ac that is... just don't like putting it on it ...fear of blowing it up...
http://www.tequipment.net/Velleman_hps10se.html

Quote from: kooler on December 21, 2009, 01:40:39 AM
my meter sux...
i been looking at some new one... just haven't found what i want
oh.. my scope shows the 1200v spikes ac that is... just don't like putting it on it ...fear of blowing it up...
http://www.tequipment.net/Velleman_hps10se.html

I have a Radio Shack 22-813 digital meter that I bought for about $29 because it only needs AAA batteries and they have lasted a couple of years so far. I have another one that needs $20 batteries, I decided to buy the new one instead of more batteries for the old one.

The only problem is that it has a 600 volt max input.

@ Jeanna,

Quote from: jeanna on December 20, 2009, 07:20:11 PM
@All,


Yikes, the newly charged battery showed half the volts 

I had 2 other newly charged batteries and they showed still different voltages, one even higher than my first trials. 

The battery voltages were not consistent with the results.
they were all over the place.
I did not chart them, but here they are.

1= the test battery 1.36v gave 411v in test
2=battery 2             1.43v, gave 147v in same test
3=battery 3             1.38v, gave 321v in same test
4=battery 4             1.37v, gave 520v in same test

go figure!! 

Hmmmm, Are all these batteries the same brand or different brands?
Check the current rating of each cell, see if any are different to the others.

Then again, different manufactiures use different receipies of the "batt mix".
Then there is the center electrode, is it the same length, cross sectional area, the more carbon exposed to "the mix" will allow a higher output.
Don't know about the others on here, but I hadnt given this any thought before.

This could also have a reflect on Pauls special test he has done for Gadgets OU quest, but then again, Paul also said he tried using a power supply too.
I don't know, just throwing my 2 cents in here, seeing if we can come up with an answer.

jim

BTW everyone, still no broadband setup in my neck of the woods yet, and I would like to wish you all a merry xmass and  a safe xmass break.

@xee2
i think i will do all my diagrams that way

keep it safe