Geongsik Lee Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Hello anyone reading,My name is Lee and I'm building a test box for fencing... the sport, not the 'property values' kind. And it is basically used to read the resistance between two points. I have built a prototype with a $10 Walmart multimeter and now looking to build a more finished version. A buddy of mine said SMD or car audio guys in general would have relatively small ohmmeters with an analog 'face' (is that the correct word for the needle showing the ohms?) for roughly $10. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find the ohmmeter for the life of me, so any links or advice you guys can give would be really appreciated. If I'm in the wrong section, please message me with where I should be. Thank you all fore reading.-Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 nope...no $10 ohm meters here. Your Walmart multimeter should be able to do do the job just fine though. Why would you need a stand-alone unit? All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROLEXrifleman Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 I think he's looking to measure the resistance in his foil and waved to build s stand alone unit. He only needs an ohm meter no other function that's why he's looking for analog Rolex you sicken me. Just let me finish my pie ~ Juice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROLEXrifleman Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 What range do you need to check for? If your looking at a broad range or with accuracy you might be better off buying cheap digital multi meters, setting to ohm, and bury it in your test box Rolex you sicken me. Just let me finish my pie ~ Juice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geongsik Lee Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 To meade916: No wonder I couldn't find it, thank you for the reply. I was starting to think I was dumber than I thought I was. Do you know anyone who might sell such a device though?To ROLEXrifleman: To your first post, yes, I just need to measure the resistance. The reason I wanted analog is since I am asked to measure the resistance on a lame (the metallic vest we have to wear) which means dragging a probe across the surface, looking for dead spots or just spots with high resistance. The digital ohmmeter/multimeters at my price range tends to jump around as I drag the probe, and it doesn't 'pop' fast enough for smaller spots. Especially at major tournaments where I have to check hundreds every day.... To your second post, 0 to 10 ohms is what I'm usually looking at, and I've been getting by with a cheap analog multimeter from Walmart. But I wanted to try and bring down the size a bit since I'm starting to travel and my biggest 'component' is the multimeter at about 4X2.5X2 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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