So, I'm having trouble getting the potentiometers to tune properly... I'm using an Etek 10709 multimeter on the battery setting and when testing the potentiometers they top out at 0.50 and when I try to increase them, the multimeter shows 0.00 Any help is appreciated...
Battery settings apply a load (you need a load on a battery to test it properly) and that will cause incorrect measurements on those drivers. Why are you using it on battery test mode ? That meter has a 2v range which is fine for what you are doing here.
I'm using the multimeter on the 9V DC setting (which they have marked as a Battery setting on the multimeter)... I took some pictures to show you what I mean, but now it is topping out at .34 and then just showing -0.00 when I try to increase it... I tested the multimeter on a 1.5V battery and it is working fine, so I don't know what is wrong... https://www.dropbox.com/sh/mog1s27vw9pp6ph/AAB-3nvvk_RrGpQ2eE8Za6y3a?dl=0
I think you want to put it on the "2" setting which is in about the 10 o'clock position on your multimeter dial. That should be the 0-2v DC range.
R Design is right. You must use the 2V setting, the Battery positions are used for testing batteries and definitely should not be used.
Thanks everyone... that seems to have been the problem... I thought that section was only for AC measurements... now, I know it works for both with the push of a button...
