Thread: Interpreting Multimeter Voltage Reading
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Old 01-22-2014, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 97 SL320 View Post
Tenma is a decent house line of electronic equipment

Clamp Meters within Electrical Meters / Testers - MCM Electronics Category

I've had an alternator on a Ford that would occasionally drain the battery when the engine was off so don't rule out a failing diode.
Yeah, but they usually have a range from 40A upwards!
Maybe good to test the current flow while starting the engine.
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