Heath "Vultmeter" DC probe

[Charles W. Morehouse]

Hi Dale,
Use shielded cable to the phone plug. Add a 1 Meg 1% resister at the tip of  and in the
probe.
The resistor is for isolation. Luck and 73.
Wayne;
W4GBW

Dale Mason wrote:

> Hi everyone on the list,
>
> Dumb question # 3529:
>
> I acquired a Heath "Vultmeter" recently.  The common and AC inputs are via
> banana plugs (and probes for these came with the meter).  The DC input,
> however, is a 1/4" phone jack and I didn't get a probe for that (or a
> manual).  Do I simply wire a probe to phone plug, or is something of a
> heavier-duty nature required?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dale Mason, KD9LW
>
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