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Originally Posted by Electronic M
Good advice. I'd like to add that there are sneaky ways to do it with sub-1KV meters. On some tube era sets the lower supply rail is 300-350V. I've (when I've lacked a 1KV meter) measured that 350V with respect to ground, recorded it, then measured the 900V rail with respect to the 350V rail (only a 550V difference), then added the two numbers...It's crude but it works in a pinch.  |
Brilliant! Never thought of that.
I just knew that we kept a VTVM for measuring boost. Blow a DMM once, and you'll never do it again. It was a selling point for Beckman meters back in the early 80s - you can measure Boost voltage directly, thanks to a 1500V DCV range.
Ground reference to B+ - another tool in the toolbox...
Thanks.