Good of you to mention it Gerard, and you're correct for many types of
instruments.

That funny odor generally means the circuit wasn't meant to be connected to
voltage sources.

I never had a schematic for it (the digital display milliohm meter), so I'd
just have to guess. I don't even remember the brand name, just that it was
made in the UK, I think, and I couldn't locate any literature about it at
the time.

If the circuit operates as a small AC signal source it may be able to
tolerate a low voltage.

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Cheers,
WB
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"Gerard Bok" wrote in message
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On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:14:44 -0500, "Wild_Bill"
wrote:

I have a milliohm meter around here somewhere, but I don't know if it
would
work for battery cells,

Unless you are very sure that your milliohm meter is capable of
testing battery cells, I would strongly advice you not to try it.

General rule: don't apply anything 'active' to a device that is
supposed to measure resistance.

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met vriendelijke groet,
Gerard Bok