Automotive Diagnostic Meters ...

[urq]

... as long as you don't crank the engine it should be plenty ... :-)
Agreed, 200mA is not the place to start ... if you're looking for drain you
may need to use that sort of range (or lower), but you should start at 10
amps ... 

Steve B
San Jose, CA (USA)

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urq wrote:
> ... look around for Actron ... reasonable quality and a bunch cheaper than
> Fluke ... in fact the CP7678 is the gold standard for the old CIS
> 5-cylinders with the 5-cylinder settings and duty cycle ... 
> 
> I found this link on Amazon:
> 
> 	
> http://www.amazon.com/Actron-CP7677-Automotive-TroubleShooter-Multimeter
> 
> Targeted to auto troubleshooting and $40 ... similar stuff on eBay and
other
> on line sources ... 

Is 10A enough to check for a battery drain without blowing a fuse on the
meter?
Someone recommended getting a meter that handles 20-30A. My cheapo DVM only
went
to 200ma, not nearly enough.

-
Kent McLean