Dear Beth,
I expect one of the experts will pop in here. But 
we use our meter to test the batteries before use.

On 15 Aug 2000, at 21:33, G&B Rogers wrote:

> Thank You Dave, Bob and Ken,
> Your clear instructions helped me greatly, and both generators are up and
> running!  My family seems to be hit with a mid summer flu type thing,
> probably the heavy rains alternating with hot and humid weather that we have
> happening in NY, and we've been using alot of the CS lately.
> One other question, if I may, I had a couple bulbs (LED I think), one I had
> attached to the generator I made, I took it off today because it didn't
> light up real bright as I was making the CS (had to have the lights off and
> it was barely visible), but when I made a circuit using the generator and
> clipping the negative wire of the bulb to the positive alligator clip and
> vice versa for the positive wire, it lit up.  I guess it is one that is made
> for a circuit??  The second one lit up regardless of whether I hooked either
> wire up to the positive or negative node of a battery, (I even tried it with
> the three 9v and it worked) so I thought it would work with the generator,
> but when I soldered it, it was a dead connection, and then failed to work
> after I took it off so I must have blown the bulb somehow (it was one that
> my automechanic neighbor gave to me that he took off some gadget or car and
> both wires were red).  I like the idea of a bulb to help me know if the
> battery needs replacing, but neither kind seemed to work.  Any suggestions
> for future projects?  The Radio shack I go to doesn't seem to carry the
> right bulb that is given in Bob Beck's instructions for building a
> generator.
> Again, thank you and many blessings to you!
> Beth
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