Bensiff
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I hooked up my 5VDC amp meter in the same fashion as Kal with the transformer and power supply exclusively feeding the meter. When I powered it up I got some smoke from the meter. I checked thinking I crossed the + and - but those were good I then checked the DC output at the power supply and found that it was around 17VDC, so I backed it down to 5 and plugged it back in again. No smoke on the second round but it is stuck reading out "-I88.8" the first character being like a sideways T or more exactly, the 8 character with the top, bottom, and left sides not illuminated. Sound like its blown or something that can be fixed with a little solder?
In the meantime, I just ordered another to get the ball rolling, I hate waiting on something to come in from China when I'm so close to wrapping my build up.
In the meantime, I just ordered another to get the ball rolling, I hate waiting on something to come in from China when I'm so close to wrapping my build up.