On Sat, 16 May 2015 16:42:08 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 5/16/2015 1:55 PM, Uncle Monster wrote:
On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 12:23:28 PM UTC-5, wrote:
The voltage across the doorbell button might be
AC. The DC measurement of an AC voltage is very
small. Use a volt meter which autimatcly detects
DC or AC like a T5-1000.

The fellow wanting information died 10 years ago. The
home was demolished 2 years ago. The house was damaged
when a group of squatters partied like it was 1999. 8-)

[8~{} Uncle Monster


Oh, yeah! I remember this thread from 2004.

BTW, use AC scale on volt meter, reads AC or DC.
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Sure won't read DC voltages anywhere close to accurately on AC scale.
A 1.5 volt "D" cell reads 1.47 DC and 2.4 on the AC scale.