I bought one of those 2.99 HF digital multimeters(item 90899) that were
offered during their sidewalk sale,and the meter read several 1.5v
batteries as 1.8-1.9 volts,far out of spec(1%,+/- 2 counts).I returned
it,no questions asked,and the 2nd meter reads properly.

It is not a serviceable meter,either.It's chip-on-board construction,and
there were several solder splashes across tracks on the inside.
Strictly throwaway.

Well,whadda ya expect for 3 bucks... ;-)

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Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net