Where Did My Volts Go?

RE: Where Did My Volts Go?

dubbie — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 12:32:20 GMT

Nice experiment. Just shows that when we think we are measuring the real world, many times we are not.

Nice boat too.

Dubbie

RE: Where Did My Volts Go?

hlipka — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 21:23:20 GMT

I'm pretty sure that these multimeters should never ever get connected to live mains... Its a good idea to keep the camera as a shield between the meters and your eyes ;-)

RE: Where Did My Volts Go?

jw0752 — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 17:52:36 GMT

Hi Mike,

I don't know what you were talking about when you said you weren't that good at video. I think you made a very impressive Science Guy. Excellent experiment and demonstration.

John

RE: Where Did My Volts Go?

colporteur — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 17:04:27 GMT

Absolutely awesome M Squared!

I would be curious if you switched extension cords to a higher gauge.

I have told my friends, extension cords on sale are not much of a sale if they shorten the life of the motors in your tools. Most on sale extension cords are less than 14 AWG. Rarely will you see a 12 AWG extension cord go on sale.

I have suggested only purchase 14AWG extension cords because of your job site experiment, extending the cord by plugging two together.

RE: Where Did My Volts Go?

Jan Cumps — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 16:04:36 GMT

You can prove inductance by keeping the extension cords wound up on a roll [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-e89df66e-39c7-46fe-96d6-c01c07934598/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16].