Re: Question 820megaohm = same as 820Kohm?



Are you measuring it in circuit or removed from circuit ? If out of circuit
and no fingers in the way or anything, the resistor is bad or marked wrong.
LTG :)

"baraka" <grus_jc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Well, is this possible then? I'm measuring a resistor at 820mega ohm
> but it should be 820Kohm. Is this resistor bad then?
>
> John
>


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