[GLLUG] multimeter

[STeve Andre']

On Thursday 16 March 2006 16:20, Caleb Cushing wrote:
> can someone bring a multimeter to the group tonight so I can make sure my
> power supply is stable.

I can't get there, but something to remember is that a multimeter may
well say your ps is at 3.3 and 5.0v (etc), but not show you ripple, or
variances in voltage over time.  Test it, but be aware this is will find
gross errors only, not the more tricky ones.  A digital storage scope
would be needed for those.  Is it likely to need more advanced stuff?
No, but the perverse errors aren't caught with the simpler tools. ;-)

--STeve Andre'