On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Tom Cullen wrote: > I've had several other "cheap" meters, and the first mistake I make with it, > it's toast. I've found it is impossible to get the smoke back in the box. > The smoke is what makes it work, and once it's escaped you might as well > throw it away. I haven't smoked a cheap one yet, but my meters don't get exposed to a lot of abuse. I also figure I can replace a $16 meter *many* times for what I'd pay for one Fluke. Actually, the meter I'm most amazed with is my Radio Shack Micronta auto-ranging DMM. It still has the same pair of AA batteries in it I put in when I bought it in 1994. I've left it on overnight several times, too. I like the Velleman better, though, because it responds much quicker than the Micronta. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the |___/ pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be." |
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