Heath "Vultmeter" DC probe

[Roy Welch]

In my Heath V7A VTVM the DC probe has a phone jack as you describe and it
is a shielded wire with a 1 megohm resistor in series with the probe lead
mounted in the probe itself.


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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