Re: Suggestion for a low cost meter that is better than the tri-field meter?
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URL: https://www.es-forum.com/Suggestion-for-a-low-cost-meter-that-is-better-than-the-tri-field-meter-tp3188877p3191923.html
What setting do I put the multi-meter on to do this?
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[hidden email], Bill Bruno <wbruno@...> wrote:
>
> If you have a good digital multi-meter, you can measure
> electric fields by securing the probes to two balls of
> foil, at some distance (like a foot or 2 apart).
>
> If you have a high impedance amplifier like the old
> "telephone listeners" you can make a probe from
> an old set of headphones or whatever that can
> plug into the input jack, and just separate the wires
> a few inches. Then you can hear the fields.
>