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What was your first multimeter or voltmeter?
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eliocor:
When I was very young I was lucky to "use" the ICE 680R: it was my father's one (bought at the end of sixties).
Before I played with another model  (I remember it was in a wood box and the cable insulation was made of "fabric"): I will ask to my father which model it was... It should yet be at his home!!!  ;)
david77:
Oh yes I've got one of those ICE 680R's lying around somewhere too. The cap range is scary: They use the 50Hz power line frequency to measure caps. There's even a scary power cord included.
*shudders*
elliott:

--- Quote from: PetrosA on October 05, 2011, 12:33:18 pm ---I think that in both the "Way Cool" and the "You Gotta Have Balls To Use It" categories, the Pifco wins hands down :) Is it rated for line volt testing?

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No kidding, anyone who would go near 240V AC with that thing is nuts. I wouldn't mind having a safe, reasonably modern analog multimeter in the pocket watch form factor though.

Manual scan:
http://www.bygonebytes.co.uk/Meters/Pifco%20All-In-One%20Instructions.pdf
Kiriakos-GR:
Unbelievable but I found pictures on the web of my first analogue, that I had when I was 15 years old.  ;D

That's a nice 28 years back,  travel in time .. LOL

The exterior is Bakelite.




IanB:

--- Quote from: elliott on October 05, 2011, 11:45:03 pm ---
--- Quote from: PetrosA on October 05, 2011, 12:33:18 pm ---I think that in both the "Way Cool" and the "You Gotta Have Balls To Use It" categories, the Pifco wins hands down :) Is it rated for line volt testing?

--- End quote ---
No kidding, anyone who would go near 240V AC with that thing is nuts. I wouldn't mind having a safe, reasonably modern analog multimeter in the pocket watch form factor though.

Manual scan:
http://www.bygonebytes.co.uk/Meters/Pifco%20All-In-One%20Instructions.pdf

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Ah, it's designed for battery powered radios, DC only. That's not quite so terrifying.
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