With the massive on going threads devoted to meters that meet specs, those that don't etc, I can't really help but wonder what about those of us who have been in the industry all their working lives and may, like me reached retirement age, or those that are about to reach that age, and are still using older meters? Are we at great risk of personal injury now because the specs have been increased, should we cease using our old type instruments, despite them having served us well and still in many cases continue to do so?
I have in my tool kit the following meters, all now used on my electronics work bench.
Analogue
Robin Kew Flat Tester Model 1503, my equivalent to Dave's little pocket meter, crappy leads on it so would not dream of using it on a live 230v circuit, but it is 100k per volt on DC and 10k per volt AC. 1000v AC & DC
TMK500 1000v AC&DC, 30k per volt DC and 15k per volt AC, good little meter.
TMK700 20k per volt DC but only 4k on AC but voltages up to 5,000 on both DC and AC.
AVO8 20k per volt DC, 2k on AC 3,000v AC&DC. This meter was the industry standard for many years for electrical and electronic engineers alike and indeed was written in to the service manuals for many pieces of electronic equipment as the meter that all the voltages were cross referenced to.
None of the above have any form of finger guards on the probes and the Avo came with uninsulated croc clips to add to the danger but many of us professionals never had any issues using them at all.
DMM's
Robin OM 840, 1,000vDC, 750vAC data hold button but has separate ON/OFF switch.
Proster VC97 Auto ranging 1000vDC and 750vAC, data hold button.
Bside ADMO80A True RMS, 1,000vDC, 750vAC data hold button (manual ranging)
Kikusui 1502 bench meter 1,000vAC and DC.
Like so many things, it comes down to due diligence when using any piece of equipment and we are all at the end of the day responsible for our own safety.