110 doesn't hurt. It tickles. Trick is to not touch it in such a way that you will be stuck holding on when you get shocked. Sure makes changing outlets and switches faster (and you can do it at night!). :-) BTW, this is not an endorsement of any sort. :-P On 11/13/06, Dave King wrote: > > Yup. From what I can see, I would have to build a testing chassis with > the right setup for each tube type. Then crank it up and put a signal > through > the tubes. Seems I'm not going to learn much with the meter but it > was worth a try. > > 450 volts pah, it just bites a wee bit harder than 110 ;-] I cheat > (in a paranoid way) and > wear doeskin gloves when I play with this stuff. Also use chopsticks > and a few other tricks > I was told about. > > Dave > > > > > > Can anyone fire up a way back machine and throw me a bone on how to > > > test tubes with a multi meter? > > > I know it can be done (to a point) but can't find any specifics on > > > what to look for. I have a pile of mil-spec > > > tubes I need to go through and find out if any are good. The primary > > > ones are some triodes and a few power > > > beam pentodes. Other than being able to tell if filaments are not > > > shorted will a meter be able to tell me any more? > > > >Well it will be able to tell if the filament is open-circuit > >too! That will give you an instant go/no-go, anything else needs > >the thing to be powered-up > >and some sort of high voltage supply set up. Remember to keep one > >hand in your pocket when messing about with this stuff live! > > > >Cheers, > > > > > >Howard Winter > >St.Albans, England > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- Shawn Wilton (b9 Systems) http://b9Systems.com <- New web page -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist