What testing can I do @ home & expect the meter to produce a result? Mine did not arrive with a user manual and I"m not getting any positive readings.
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If you got this for Ghost Hunting then sell it or send it back as it does not work worth anything for Ghost Hunting, it's a piece of Cr. if you know what I mean, I tested ours for 6 month with our Mel Meter and Ghost meter, both outperformed it, it never worked, it's a chinese made piece of junk, we hardly use EMF Meter for investigating anymore, too many things can set them off, we love Rem devices they will detect things, so will motion sensors and Shadow detectors thats where to put your money and Sight in Illinois sells a Red Pod at half the price of a Rem pod and apparition technologies in Aust. has a US and England seller they sell a Mini Rem and Rem DD Device, get those, this thing is junk. If you got this for Ghost Hunting then sell it or send it back as it does not work worth anything for Ghost Hunting, it's a piece of Cr. if you know what I mean, I tested ours for 6 month with our Mel Meter and Ghost meter, both outperformed it, it never worked, it's a chinese made piece of junk, we hardly use EMF Meter for investigating anymore, too many things can set them off, we love Rem devices they will detect things, so will motion sensors and Shadow detectors thats where to put your money and Sight in Illinois sells a Red Pod at half the price of a Rem pod and apparition... » Read More If you got this for Ghost Hunting then sell it or send it back as it does not work worth anything for Ghost Hunting, it's a piece of Cr. if you know what I mean, I tested ours for 6 month with our Mel Meter and Ghost meter, both outperformed it, it never worked, it's a chinese made piece of junk, we hardly use EMF Meter for investigating anymore, too many things can set them off, we love Rem devices they will detect things, so will motion sensors and Shadow detectors thats where to put your money and Sight in Illinois sells a Red Pod at half the price of a Rem pod and apparition technologies in Aust. has a US and England seller they sell a Mini Rem and Rem DD Device, get those, this thing is junk. « Show Less
796321
Mine seems to give accurate readings...instruction sheet in box is fairly clear and easy to follow, even for an old timer like me.
178573
if you take off the back cover where you wire it you will see two connections one with a + that goes to the positive,and one with a - that goes to the negetive.mine had no manuel either.if you are going to buy more i would suggest homedepot they got a 100 watt one with free shipping for 199$
556567
Take various meter readings across the green screen and then average them out to get a final reading. This model will not doany averaging automatically, so you have to do it old school. Love this meter & haven't had any problems with it. Hope this helps.
316834
I don't have a current clamp for my multimeter to measure it, nor the schematics of the device to assess whether or not it it would draw any current. If I lost any electrons then I would be positive!
978539
I am having the same problem...brought it back 3x without success...also temp guage not working properly either
1410210
I was getting all kinds of funky readings with mine before it fried. It was really the first time that I was checking a house of arc fault. Anyway after it burnt up i talked with tech support they don't have anything. And they told me that you can get many false readings. I won't be replacing it with the same thing
956224
I don't calibrate the meter. It works right out of the box for humidity level. I do not use the ph meter or the light meter. May be you can stick in in vinegar and see if it reads about 3
1650505
I have this same problem. Do I need to replace the main circuit board or the display board. I can get all readings, just no lighted buttons such as power, generating etc.
787529
get some calibration solution and then dip the meter in it, hit the calibrate button then use it after it says saved
1659995
Make sure you have the battery positive on the tester. Also try other batteries. If not that you may have a bad tester.
563554
Verify that the outlet it's plugged into is good would be the first thing to check. Mine has worked all the time with no trouble but if the outlet is good and working then look on the unit for a fuse maybe but not sure what else to check unless you take it to an electrical technician.
1637312
I am not familiar with that reading. My unit has worked like a charm. I would suggest that you go to the vendor's website. Maybe someone else has experienced something similar. Good luck!
286890
It looks as though you got a device that went through QA only on paper. I personally would take a pic and send it off to the manufacturer.However, if you want to save a lot of time put a continuity test and just use it as it is. It's ac current so it really shouldn't matter.
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How did you try to measure 24 volts? If you used 2 twelve volt batteries in series make sure they were connected one + lead to the other - lead. Or try to measure 3 nine volt batteries snapped together. You should get 27 volts. I think there is a calibration pot on the back of the meter. It is very small and you will need a jewelers screwdriver to adjust it. Make sure the red lead goes to the + termingal of the battery. Try again and let me know. You could have a bad batch of meters. Mine worked very will on my power supply that goes up to 27 volts. One last thing...are the 24 volt batteries you are measuring good batteries? The meter might be telling you that they are not. Hope this was useful. Also be aware that all meters have a percentage of error. Some are + - .1% + - .01%. No matter how expensive the meter it will have error tho very small. The smaller the error, the larger the price. These cheap but beautiful meters are good enough for battery monitoring. I wouldnt use them to build a computer power supply.
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The power light on the right side of the unit "should" indicate the battery status of the unit, not the battery being tested. So, here's a thought, try putting "fresh" batteries in the unit, then run your test again.
1800401
They're all important, and any voltage that isn't being supplied will cause problems or just plain not work. That being said the less on these power supplies go out all the time so be sure your tester is working, You can do this by testing a power supply you know works