Fixed my moisture meter today

[Poindexter]

I have been buying the $35 yellow one, runs on a single nine volt battery, MIC, "no user serviceable parts inside".

My best one lasted a year, I have returned one DOA, generally they last me three months or so.

Since I was going to throw this one away too, I decided to open in up and see what failed since there were "no user serviceable parts inside."

First I pulled the battery and licked it, plenty of juice. Then I pulled the six wee tiny #1 phillips screws holding the case together. Took the cap off the pins, pulled the case halves apart, one more wee screw so I could see the solder joint side of the printed circuit board.

I pulled off my glasses, turned on all three work bench lights, everything looked OK. So I hooked the battery back up, low and behold the thing was working.

I re-assembled it without the buttons over the switches, it's working fine and giving believable numbers. I do need a wee tool to reach down in the hole is all.

 

[Anumber1]

It ain't broke until it's been thoroughly disected and examined post mortem. Nothing is dead until the autopsy is complete in my book.

What can I do? Break it worse?

 

[Poindexter]

What can I do? Break it worse?

Ed Zachary.

 

[gzecc]

I too had to re attach the wires. They are very flimsy.

 

[Paulywalnut]

Nothing to lose taking it apart. Way to go!

 

[maple1]

Should take the money you saved in not having to buy a new one, & get a multimeter. Then you won't have to lick batteries anymore. Unless you get a charge out of that kind of thing...