<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Any decent meter will have a high input impedance on the Volts setting otherwise it would provide an inaccurate reading. <div><br></div><div>Our customer, who first reported this, is an engineer with a well-known charge controller/inverter company. He used a cheap meter whereas I used a Fluke 87-5. Both had the same readings. <br><div><br></div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Rick Brown<div>Solshine Energy </div><div>Solar Electric Contracting Services </div><div>www.solshineenergy.com</div><div>Roanoke, VA</div><div>Office: 540.235.3095</div><div>Mobile: 540.808.9502</div><div>
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