Correct, you've got it. A great way to learn a new skill like this is by video on Youtube. I'm tempted to make one myself right now...
------------- Max Charleston SC On Sat, Jul 21, 2018 at 9:27 AM, Larry Turner via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Hi Max, one more thing then I should be good to go test - this is what I > want to be testing: AC/DC CURRENT MEASUREMENT (AMPS), right? I need to be > sure I am reading the right section of the manual. If this is right, you > are correct that measuring Amps requires different plug positions to be > used. \ > > Thanks! > > > On 07/21/2018 9:16 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > >> When the positive cable is off, no current can flow. When you put your >> meter between the battery+ and the fuse, your DMM completes the circuit so >> that current can flow through your DMM. Make sure to set the DMM to >> measure amps and on most you also have to move the positive lead from one >> hole / connection on the DMM to a different connection. The fuses are >> still left in their holders in the fuse box. >> >> ------------- >> Max >> Charleston SC >> >> On Sat, Jul 21, 2018 at 8:10 AM, Larry Turner via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I'm confused - nothing new there - if I disconnect the + cable then touch >>> my DMM between the + post and the fuses I wouldn't think there could be >>> any >>> fuse to draw anything - or am I missing something? Without the cable >>> connected there's no circuit, right? >>> >>> Thx >>> >>> Larry >>> >>> >>> On 07/20/2018 7:50 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> If the problem is not the glow relay, the easiest way is to disconnect >>>> the positive battery terminal, set your meter for measuring current, put >>>> one lead on the positive battery post and use the other to touch each >>>> fuse >>>> in turn. Any fuse that draws more than ten or fifteen milli amps is >>>> suspect. >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
