<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jun 15, 2006, at 3:29 PM, Bob Richards wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV>Take the digital meter, add a load resistor, and you've got what you need. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>For the resistor, at least 2w (preferably 5) and about 17 ohms would give about 300ma current at 5v. For the best accuracy, connect the resistor to the plug that goes into the charge connector, not at the meter end of the cable.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I purchased a voltmeter from Sears, about $50, but it is also a clamp-on current meter that will read both AC and DC current without having to insert itself in the circuit. I use it a lot with my electrics.</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>Yep, the Sears clamp-on meter is small, works great and you can get it for only $40 if you wait for a sale (annually).</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Ron Van Putte</DIV><DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV><BR><B><I>Ron Van Putte <<A href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">vanputte@cox.net</A>></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class="replbq" style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><BR>On Jun 15, 2006, at 2:27 PM, Anthony Romano wrote:<BR><BR>> I am looking for a decent ESV that isn't $50.<BR><BR>I don't know why one would be looking for an ESV when you can get a <BR>really nice digital voltmeter that measures several ranges of AC <BR>volts, DC volts, Ohms and DC amps at WalMart for about $18.95. Go <BR>to the Auto Department and look for the ElectroTek meter. They used <BR>to be dark gray, but current models are yellow. The local electronic <BR>guru uses one and sold the rest of us on it. I have two: one for the <BR>shop and one for the van.<BR><BR>Ron Van Putte <BR>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR><A href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A><BR>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">NSRCA-discussion mailing list</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="mailto:NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion">http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion</A></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>