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Offline PedroDaGr8

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Re: DER DE-5000 on eBay for cheap! (US only :( )
« Reply #50 on: July 23, 2014, 01:34:20 am »
Curious, did anyone else get the "Err" message on the first couple power ups?
Did you have the tweezers or alligator clips installed? I remember something about this being discussed before. I'll see if I can find it.
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Re: DER DE-5000 on eBay for cheap! (US only :( )
« Reply #51 on: July 23, 2014, 01:36:47 am »
Curious, did anyone else get the "Err" message on the first couple power ups?
Did you have the tweezers or alligator clips installed? I remember something about this being discussed before. I'll see if I can find it.

Yeah, I saw it elsewhere, and no one could pinpoint what it was. I didn't have anything installed at the time. First power up, it just did that and powered off. Did it one other time, but hasn't since. Was just curious. =)
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Re: DER DE-5000 on eBay for cheap! (US only :( )
« Reply #52 on: July 23, 2014, 04:18:44 am »
i turned it on once, then put the aligator clip lead in once it was on. no error messages. havent gotten to play with it yet.
 

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Re: DER DE-5000 on eBay for cheap! (US only :( )
« Reply #53 on: July 23, 2014, 02:57:03 pm »
I bought mine from this seller: http://www.ebay.com/itm/171260782793?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Based on my request he has even put a lower price on the box, 40$ and it has clearly passed my country custom, I didn't had to pay no VAT.

Just wanted to thank him :)
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Re: DER DE-5000 on eBay for cheap! (US only :( )
« Reply #54 on: July 23, 2014, 03:26:01 pm »
I see $85+$14 shipping, without ground lead, so this is more, but still a good price. I would assume (given the VAT comment) he ships to places other than the US?
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Re: DER DE-5000 on eBay for cheap! (US only :( )
« Reply #55 on: July 23, 2014, 04:39:15 pm »
I paid it 84.35 + 14$. He was the only one who agreed to put a lower price the others said "no I can't do it that is illegal". Bit now I see he has removed my country from the countries he ships to, don't know why everything went well in my case.

I don't really need a ground wire, I presume it's only for the high resistance measuring, but it's not that hard to make one if needed?
 

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Re: DER DE-5000 on eBay for cheap! (US only :( )
« Reply #56 on: July 23, 2014, 04:42:39 pm »
Ah, well given the VAT savings, probably worth it. :)

And yeah, ground lead is like a dollar cost, at most.
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