voltmeter

[jamal]

i need to find out why my uv is working so i need a voltmeter to test a theory. does anyone have one i can borrow?

[jason the filter freak]

jamal is it possible that bulb didn burn out? also is it a voltmeter youre lookinv for? if so and you wanna hook up tomorow i can help you with that

[Brian Ward]

jamal,

 

i have one as well. you can also pick up a cheap one from radio shack or home depot for about $10. might be something worth having around.

[paenian]

Sounds like you're good on a voltmeter, but you should know that fluorescent driver uses a rather high voltage to start the bulb - kilovolts on long lamps, probably only hundreds on a UV (I'm assuming it's shorter). This might injure the voltmeter if you're planning to measure the amount of power the bulb is getting. Instead, I would measure the amount of power the driver is using, so you'd need an AC ammeter (don't have one, sorry) or a kill-a-watt meter (got one!). Not entirely sure what you're planning, though.

 

Paul