Amp / Voltage draw issue.

[robbz28]

Ok so i got my good multimeter and set it to volts this time...between the ground cable and negative terminal it read 12.83 volts. I flicked it to 200ma fused and it pegged and popped my fuse. Sooooo maybe alternator diode??

[WVZR-1]

Originally Posted by robbz28

Ok so i got my good multimeter and set it to volts this time...between the ground cable and negative terminal it read 12.83 volts. I flicked it to 200ma fused and it pegged and popped my fuse. Sooooo maybe alternator diode??

What brand and model meter? There's a "rush" initially like mentioned earlier. Set your meter to AMPS not Ma and make sure the cables are in the correct ports. Set to AMPS before using! It sounds like you're mentioning you switched it "while connected". Don't know?