I'd be in trouble, I always tied a knot in the ground and a piece of
tape on positive.
hmmmm.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
On Thu, 12 May 2011, tom behler wrote:
> Colin:
>
> Yes, I've heard of the knot approach to marking the positive lead, and agree
> that it is very very reliable.
>
> May have to graduate to that step here if my dymo labels don't stay on, but
> so far so good.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 11:53 PM
> Subject: Re: The TW2 came.
>
>
> it's too bad they stopped including the wallwart with the meters...though I
> don't think they ever included it with the tw2...when I got my tw1 years ago
> from HRO, it came with a wallwart and the power supply leads.
> those leads have come in rather handy a few times for other projects and
> devices.
> I have a talking multi-meter with the audible continuity tester, so figuring
> out which wire is which with an outside ground and posative center pin is no
> problem at all.
> I also always put a single knot in the posative/red/hot wire so that I
> always always know which is which...labels can fall off and so on...a knot
> never comes out.
> apparently this is a more common practice than I thought...i've met a few
> sighted electronics geeks who do the same thing so they can easily tell
> which wire is which in low lighting or hard to see locations.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 6:22 PM
> Subject: Re: The TW2 came.
>
>
>> Kevin:
>>
>> Ok on your reasons for needing the walwart, but at least you know if Radio
>> Shack doesn't have something you can use, you have the other alternative
>> of
>> working with the leads they gave you.
>>
>> Fortunately for me, I have sighted assistance, and can get help with wire
>> colors for positive and negative. Once I know which is which, I
>> immediately
>> label them with dymo tape, so I don't accidentally get them reversed.
>>
>> Anyway, good luck, and please keep us posted on how you do with the new
>> TW2.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kevin Minor" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 8:03 PM
>> Subject: Re: The TW2 came.
>>
>>
>> Hi Tom.
>>
>> I checked the box that the TW2 came in as well as the box that they packed
>> the box with the TW2, and there's no 12 volt wall wart. There is the lead
>> that can be hooked to my Astron, but I have two things going against me.
>> First, my hands aren't coordinated enough to put the wires on the
>> terminals,
>> and second, and more importantly, I don't know what wire goes where. As a
>> friend of mine said I have a 50 50 chance, but I really don't want the
>> blue
>> sparks coming out of this nice new meter. I can wait until tomorrow or
>> Friday to get what I need.
>>
>> I may have fun and switch the meter to German. I can learn the numbers
>> that
>> way. <grin>
>>
>> Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY
>> [log in to unmask]
>
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