stray voltage

[kevinbeth]

Is any voltage bad? i am reading 5 volts

 

[grouper therapy]

What qaulity meter is it?

 

[kevinbeth]

Its a Fluke 87

 

[jason sartain]

kevinbeth;419248 wrote: Its a Fluke 87

Very good meter.Some say you need none at all,but some also say that you are going to always have some voltage in a tank.

 

[grouper therapy]

I don't think that would be enough to warrant concern but could be a signal of something happening in the future (salt creep increasing and increasing the voltage possibly) .The reason I ask about the meter is the calibration could be off that much but that meter is probably on . I would search for the source and monitor it.

 

[kevinbeth]

Yeah it comes in handy in my profession. Just had to learn never to lend it out the hard way:doh:

 

[jonathan]

It is pretty much impossible to completely eliminate all of the stray voltage. I can register a small amount when the lights are on. 5 volts is fine.

 

[grouper therapy]

Jonathan;419303 wrote: It is pretty much impossible to completely eliminate all of the stray voltage. I can register a small amount when the lights are on. 5 volts is fine.

I'm not sure you couldn't get that much from static . Good point!