made every mistake with meters and only "blown" the leads off or circuit
board never had one explode, not possible..

Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike S" <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 7:19 AM
Subject: Re: Multimeter recommendation

> At 08:04 AM 12/18/2007, Dennis Haynes wrote...
>>Of course if you should use the cheapo meter in your home at 120/240
>>volts and soemthing messes up and the fuses do not clear the fault and
>>it blows up in your hands/face, you will have comfort knowing you
>>saved money.
>
> Have you ever had a cheap meter blow up, or are you cooking red
> herring?
>
> I've got a Fluke 87. I keep a $10 meter in the bus. It's all that's
> needed for automotive use. The only time I've felt a need to use the
> Fluke was when adjusting the Westy battery level LED panel, where I
> wanted the known accuracy.
>
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