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Can a user measure voltage with the 41-C series?
04-19-2015, 09:15 PM (This post was last modified: 04-19-2015 09:25 PM by TASP.)
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RE: Can a user measure voltage with the 41-C series?
I probably couldn't put my hands on it right now, but I have a very similar voltage detector pen to this:

http://www.buyincoins.com/item/3476.html#.VTQZEiFViko

(I'm not pushing anyone to buy it, just an example of the technology available)

Anyhow, these things are SUPER sensitive. I can unplug an extension cord, and by using this pen tell which prong was the 'hot' as opposed to the 'neutral' just from the residual charge left on the wire.

I don't know how finely graded this technology could be made, these pens as made to distinguish 12V, 120V and 240V. The device has NO internal battery!!

If it is just a matter of scaling resistors (I don't claim to know how the pen works in regards to it's unbelievable sensitivity, the display is high electrical resistance LCD technology) a similar device could be made for the 4 to 6V range, and with the low current draw, the device could be a tiny strip taped on a calculator and reading out the batt voltage full time and not noticeably shorten the battery life.

2speed HP41CX,int2XMEM+ZEN, HPIL+DEVEL, HPIL+X/IO, I/R, 82143, 82163, 82162 -25,35,45,55,65,67,70,80
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