Re: E-meter diagnostic help

[Michael Bearden <techsan@sonic.net>]

I want to thank Joe for the polite and helpful response...instead of just
saying RTFM...
One of my problems was that there is no book, just the meter and a shunt found
in a box of miscellaneous parts that the seller of my new(groan) project handed
me.
I will try this and report. on the results.
Michael B.
Joe Smalley wrote:

> Look in the book that came with it.
>
> Connect the ground and two shunt wires together and connect all three of
> them to the negative of a 12 volt battery. Connect the two fused wires to
> positive of a 12 volt battery using a one amp fuse.
>
> If the lights come on and the display blinks, the brain is alive.
>
> Press the select button a number of times to see if all four displays
> indicate reasonable values.
>
> This will give you a pretty good indication if it works at all.
>
> Joe Smalley
> Rural Kitsap County WA
> Fiesta 48 volts
> NEDRA 48 volt street conversion record holder
> joes@worldfront.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Bearden" <techsan@sonic.net>
> To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 4:19 PM
> Subject: E-meter diagnostic help
>
> >
> >
> > One of the many items that I was given with my new EV project is an
> E-meter
> > and shunt.
> > It was in a box with many other items that the seller was handing me, and
> he
> > didnt seem to know much about it.  How can I go about finding out if if is
> > operational?
> > Thanks-
> > Michael B.
> >