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SCVJeff
Jan 10, 2014Explorer
Hiking Hunter wrote:Thats what I do as well, and honestly don't see the point of terminators. BUT if I were going to apply a load, I would use the 100ohm resistor for no other reason than its a common value.
I agree, you're not really testing the RF characteristics of a piece of coax with an ohmmeter.
So if you are just doing continuity checks anyway, go even simpler and eliminate ANY resistor - open one end, check for infinity at the other end, then short the end with a clip lead and check for continuity at the other. It should read less than a few ohms depending on the type and length of the cable.
If there is another reason for not just zeroing out the DVM, then look at a far-end shorted cable to see the losses, I'd really like to know. Maybe we all missed something ?
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