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On Sat, 8 Jun 2002 18:53:40 -0400
Charles Shannon Hendrix <shannon@widomaker.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 05, 2002 at 08:47:51PM +0100, David Laight wrote:
> > On Fri, May 31, 2002 at 08:29:01PM -0400, Charles Shannon Hendrix
> > wrote:
> > > 
> > > Just be careful putting a meter into a live system: you don't want
> > > to screw up and do the wrong thing.
> > 
> > A spare disk connector should be safe - 12v and 5v.
> 
> True.  I just felt I had to say be careful, because I have seen people
> fry systems doing this, though I often cannot figure out exactly how.

Error number 1: the meter is set to measure current not voltage *bang*
*some smoke for effect*

Error number 2: shorting the probes accidentally (woo, sparks maybe!)

--Andrew

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