Paul Kallus posted:Yes, I had the red plug in the top port, darn it, and read that in the instructions, but when plugged into middle port I am getting consistent results as the analog meter showed, 8.6 volts with no load, and 6.5 volts with one building plugged in. Will try with two buildings plugged in.
One thing I noticed with all 3 plugs plugged into 3 buildings, the lights are super bright, which may get back to the original guy's problem with electronics burning out.
Thanks all! I'll mess around some more.
Generally what happens when you put the leads across a source using the amps plug is that you will blow a fuse inside the meter if there is one. And if there is one, it will usually only render the amps use unusable until you replace the fuse. And who knows, the source might be a high enough impedance or the amps circuit in the meter robust, that the meter is not hurt at all.
Anyway your readings sound reasonable, 4.5 vdc regulated would be better, but it is what it is.
