Paco Hope1d ago

Ok #electronics nerds. I must be doing something wrong.

(Edit: Narrator: he was doing something wrong. As usual. Probes plugged into the wrong holes on the multimeter!)

If I put my multimeter on resistance (that’s what I have done, isn’t it?) and I touch the 2 probes together, I expect to see basically 0 resistance. But I see 12.59. Then I touch the probes to the 2 terminals of my thermistor. I get basically the same reading. That makes no sense to me.

I mean, I think the thermistor has gone bad, but I also don’t understand whether I’m doing this right. Is this actually a common failure mode for thermistors or am I doing something dumb with my multimeter?

Show threadRevK 1d ago

@paco Are plugs in right sockets for resistance measurement?

Many meters have different sockets for passive and active measurement (voltage/resistance vs current).

Show threadPaco Hope1d ago
@revk I think so?
Show threadRevK 

@paco Should black always be in COM? Red in Ω

I mean that is confusing, but looks that way.

Mar 22 at 2:32pmWeb
Show threadPaco Hope1d ago
@revk Goddammit. I had the probes in the wrong god damn holes! @arrjay
Show threadRevK 1d ago

@paco @dashrb This is a lovely example of *** 4 MINUTES *** on the Fediverse.

A random person asks a deeply technical question.

4 minutes later they have working answer.

The fucking fediverse rocks.

OK, I am no linguist, it may be "The fediverse fucking rocks" - someone tells me which.

Glad to be a part of it.

I may go to the pub now...

Show threadFritz Adalis1d ago

@revk @paco @dashrb @paco
Fucking Fediverse rocks is about the Fediverse fucking.

Fediverse fucking rocks is about the fucking Fediverse.

Show threadBen Ramsey1d ago

@FritzAdalis @revk @paco @dashrb I read “fucking Fediverse rocks” as being about one who is fucking rocks from the Fediverse.

While “Fediverse fucking rocks” is about the entire Fediverse have sex with rocks.

Show threadBen Ramsey1d ago
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Show threadLa Guiri1d ago
@revk @paco @dashrb it depends if your emphasis is on the excellence of the fediverse (it fucking rocks) or how different it is from a previously mentioned thing (the fucking Fediverse and no other)