Timeline for Can I Test Bug Zapper's Voltage With Multimeter?
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| Jan 24, 2012 at 1:54 | comment | added | tyblu | I wrote an answer that basically summarizes part of yours, so I'll dump it here: Go for it, but bump up the input impedance to 10 megohm and divide the voltage down. Using a 10:1 voltage divider with megohm resistors will make the measurement noisy, but keep current down to puny amounts (μA's), allowing the puny high voltage multiplier and cap to maintain its charge and voltage. Check the manual, but your meter probably has 1 megohm input resistance. | |
| Sep 11, 2011 at 23:29 | history | edited | Oli Glaser | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 11, 2011 at 23:13 | history | edited | Oli Glaser | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 11, 2011 at 23:06 | history | edited | Oli Glaser | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 11, 2011 at 22:15 | history | edited | Oli Glaser | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 11, 2011 at 22:05 | history | answered | Oli Glaser | CC BY-SA 3.0 |