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Bob Engelhardt
Guest
I have a Simpson 260, series 6XLM that is acting funny. If I rub my
fingers across the face plate, the needle deflects & stays deflected. I
assume that this is from static. And if I remove the face cover, the
needle returns to zero. And deflects again when I move the cover back
towards it (I don't have to actually fit the cover in place).
So
- does this happen to anybody else? (It doesn't happen with a different
VOM that I have.)
- is it likely that something is wrong/broken that is causing the needle
to be sensitive to static, when it otherwise wouldn't be?
- the "glass" (plastic actually) looks original, but if a prior owner
replaced it, could the type of plastic make a difference?
Puzzled,
Bob
fingers across the face plate, the needle deflects & stays deflected. I
assume that this is from static. And if I remove the face cover, the
needle returns to zero. And deflects again when I move the cover back
towards it (I don't have to actually fit the cover in place).
So
- does this happen to anybody else? (It doesn't happen with a different
VOM that I have.)
- is it likely that something is wrong/broken that is causing the needle
to be sensitive to static, when it otherwise wouldn't be?
- the "glass" (plastic actually) looks original, but if a prior owner
replaced it, could the type of plastic make a difference?
Puzzled,
Bob