At 06:21 PM 8/31/2009, Rocket J Squirrel wrote...
>The fuse is usually a physically tiny one that you'll
>never find a replacement for, ever, and that fuse is gonna pop if you
>stick it into a current-carrying line willy-nilly.
>
>I am proud to say that every multimeter I own has blown fuses. Do as I
>say, son, I say, do as I say, not as I do.

Blow one of the $8 (1000V, 10000+ A interrupt rating) ones in a Fluke a
couple of times, and you learn that lesson in a hurry. Most of the
Chinese meters seem to use either AGC or GMA glass fuses.