Squirrel Works wrote on Feb 12
th, 2012 at 11:12am:
I take it that if the 20X attenuator is on, one doesnt adjust the scale?
You put the attenuators on the scope but just didn't tell the scope they were there so all the voltage is 1/20 of real voltage.
If you need help with this call or post in the PicoScope Help board in the Picogroup section.
Nice job with the screen time and samples adjustment you are a quick study.
If you hooked everything up right and the scope is grounded to B-, as it should be, then your #1 primary drive is invalid. The PCM driver is highly suspect since there is not a shorted coil causing this, nor a bad PCM ground. If a shorted coil was causing the driver to shut down, the current would have spiked. It didn't, and your sample rate is good so you would have captured it. If the PCM ground was bad, the other coil current would not be normal and it is.
You may want to probe that #1 primary at the PCM and place the current probe around the same wire near the PCM just to confirm you don't have a bad connection between coil and PCM.
OK, just saw your second set of files.
Now you have scaling correct.