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Bad Transformer?

Dark High
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11-17-2011, 09:17 PM

My meter readings jump all over when I take a reading. Should it stay at a number or should it bounce around a lot?

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Bad Transformer? - by Dark High - 10-28-2011, 09:19 AM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by Texasrocker - 10-28-2011, 03:15 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by Dark High - 10-28-2011, 08:00 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by Arran - 10-28-2011, 09:19 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by gvel - 10-29-2011, 10:28 AM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by Dark High - 11-14-2011, 09:32 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by 7estatdef - 11-15-2011, 12:30 AM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by morzh - 11-15-2011, 12:10 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by Chuck Schwark - 11-15-2011, 12:36 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by codefox1 - 11-15-2011, 02:28 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by Dark High - 11-15-2011, 03:45 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by Ron Ramirez - 11-15-2011, 05:13 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by Dark High - 11-16-2011, 05:56 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by 7estatdef - 11-16-2011, 07:05 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by james1095 - 11-17-2011, 02:43 AM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by Dark High - 11-17-2011, 09:17 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by 7estatdef - 11-17-2011, 11:44 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by Dark High - 11-18-2011, 10:33 AM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by Dark High - 11-18-2011, 04:04 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by morzh - 11-18-2011, 10:24 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by Dark High - 11-21-2011, 01:14 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by 7estatdef - 11-21-2011, 02:03 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by james1095 - 11-22-2011, 01:33 AM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by Dark High - 11-22-2011, 10:53 AM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by codefox1 - 11-22-2011, 04:47 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by 7estatdef - 11-23-2011, 12:28 AM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by Texasrocker - 11-23-2011, 10:41 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by james1095 - 11-25-2011, 03:20 AM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by Dark High - 11-28-2011, 01:00 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by Dark High - 11-28-2011, 01:01 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by Dark High - 11-28-2011, 04:19 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by morzh - 11-28-2011, 06:25 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by Dark High - 11-29-2011, 11:54 AM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by morzh - 11-29-2011, 05:52 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by TA Forbes - 11-29-2011, 08:27 PM

Re: Bad Transformer? - by 7estatdef - 11-29-2011, 09:28 PM

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