I have a silly question involving the 'Chinglish' product description for a couple of Mini Red LED DC 0-99.9V Digital Panel Voltmeters I purchased off of Ebay.
This is the
link to the product.
The seller writes:
1 - "Supply Power: 5V or 6-15V Optional"
and a bit further down:
2 - "We can Power the meter by the same source being measured (Common Ground)."
After reading this I assumed that I could just connect this meter to the source being measured (0-99.9v) and the meter would display the result. I also assumed that this meter, unlike many of the others available, did not need a separate DC supply for the whole thing to work, since it said "5V or 6-15V Optional".
Note: For some reason my Firefox does not show the wiring diagrams.Am I correct in thinking that this meter does need a separate DC supply? If it does, what's the point of having a common ground? Many thanks!
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