A blown fuse is an indication that you have hooked the meter up in such a fashion that there is risk of damage to its electronics -- since that's what a fuse does for a living. The fuse doesn't know what brand name is written on the front of the meter. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
On 12/18/2007 9:18 AM Geza Polony wrote: > I've been using a Radio Shack meter for the past couple of years, and agree > that the audible signal for continuity is worth paying for, to help in such > tasks as adjusting the idle switch. However, it does seem to blow fuses all > the time, as in right when you need it most. Whether this is a > characteristic of the meter or of my usage I don't know. Fuses are a buck > apiece, too, or thereabouts. |
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