On 2/18/2015 7:39 AM, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Wed, 18 Feb 2015 08:30:54 -0600, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:

fired this volley in
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Really? As an electrical instructor, are you even the slightest bit
worried about using a cheap multimeter?

That's sort of a 'mixed bag'. I would never use one of those myself,
except to get a quick check of the meter itself, to verify it was
_reasonably_ accurate.

However, I install equipment for folks who are not usually technically-
competent at fixing equipment (being competent at making things that go
"BANG", instead), and there are sometimes things I can do "with their
hands" over the phone to help trouble-shoot problems.

If they don't even own an instrument, I'll pick up one of those to leave
with them (checking it first, of course), just so I don't have to pick up
my car keys every time the phone rings.

LLoyd

I used to buy the HF $2.99 meters (now $3,99) by the dozen and give
them to my customers who were out of state and hard to get to.

I guess that explains why you had to dumpster-dive in order to eat, then.