On 24 Oct, 19:41, EricP wrote:
On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:29:19 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:
Try switching it to AC... :-)
Doh!
What a pillock I am. *Automatically assumed 12v would be DC.
You aren't alone! *(
I read an re-read your post wondering what could be wrong. Gave up in
the end.
(Anybody want to buy a well used DMM?)
(With AC scale)
You've also got to bear in mind that some electronic transformers are
of a design that requires there to be a reasonable load before any
output occurs. This is just a characteristic of switch mode power
supplies, not a design aim.
Rob