Millivolts Using A Voltage Meter (Tester)

07-13-2012, 11:20 PM	#1
Needtolearn Newbie   Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1	Millivolts Using A Voltage Meter (Tester) What would cause a low millivolt reading (with a millivolt/voltage tester) at a gas control valve?

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07-13-2012, 11:24 PM	#2
Protocol. Member   Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 131	Millivolts Using A Voltage Meter (Tester) Ash on the thermopile/thermocouple. Sometimes they just burn out from the heat. Could be improperly set (flame needs to surround about 3/8 of the end, this can be double checked with adjustment)

07-14-2012, 08:06 AM	#3
Yoyizit It was a dark and stormy     Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NW of D.C. Posts: 5,954	Millivolts Using A Voltage Meter (Tester) Bad connection between the valve and the 'couple? Short circuit in the valve? You can pretty well simulate a 'couple or 'pile with a 1.5v battery and two properly chosen resistors. E.g., for a 750 mV 'pile with an internal resistance of 2.9 ohms, use two 5.6 ohm resistors. Last edited by Yoyizit; 07-14-2012 at 08:10 AM.