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.