Hot Ground???
Alright, so after replacing my batteries I thought that our problems were solved. Especially when we arrived after two weeks to fully charged batteries in the storage yard(The refrigerator was hot how...
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volts, amps, ohms, are all useful
its knowing when and how to use them to the best advantage, you are in the learning stage
never use ohms on HOT wiring.. ohms/continuity is used to look for a break in the circuit, or a short that should not be there
volts, is used to look for power, is it missing, is the voltage low, high, trace back on the circuit until you find it
amps is used to measure a load, say you keep blowing a 2 amp fuse, using amps setting will tell you how much power is being used
drawing 5amps where there is supposed to be less than 2, something down stream from the fuse is bad and needs to be replaced, bad control board, fan motor, gas valve, or maybe a shorted wire, but those usually get hot an melt
ohms is last option, look for that open break in the circuit, AFTER you disconnect all power
its knowing when and how to use them to the best advantage, you are in the learning stage
never use ohms on HOT wiring.. ohms/continuity is used to look for a break in the circuit, or a short that should not be there
volts, is used to look for power, is it missing, is the voltage low, high, trace back on the circuit until you find it
amps is used to measure a load, say you keep blowing a 2 amp fuse, using amps setting will tell you how much power is being used
drawing 5amps where there is supposed to be less than 2, something down stream from the fuse is bad and needs to be replaced, bad control board, fan motor, gas valve, or maybe a shorted wire, but those usually get hot an melt
ohms is last option, look for that open break in the circuit, AFTER you disconnect all power
