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sparkymike · 14th Nov 2018, 3:11 pm

Hi John,
yes, shorted out the needle stays at whatever position it is on dial, but on winding the handle at some speed, the needle climbs towards infinity and gets to around 3 meg point.
In open circuit mode, needle stays put .
Mike.

14th Nov 2018, 3:11 pm	#4
sparkymike Octode Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Colchester, Essex, UK. Posts: 1,076	Re: Evershed and Vignoles megger. Hi John, yes, shorted out the needle stays at whatever position it is on dial, but on winding the handle at some speed, the needle climbs towards infinity and gets to around 3 meg point. In open circuit mode, needle stays put . Mike.