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| What was your first multimeter or voltmeter? |
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| joeqsmith:
Some sort of VTVM that was given to me. |
| D3f1ant:
Some DSE (or maybe it was David Reid) brand thing when I was about 10, it exploded when I stuck it into the mains with selector on ohms. Needless to say my daughter's first multimeter has some safety features. |
| nanofrog:
RadioShack/Micronta 22-201A analog in my case (long gone). |
| med6753:
Heathkit V-5 VTVM. Still have it. It's been re-capped and any out of tolerance resistors replaced. Also ditched the selenium rectifier for a silicon diode in the B+ supply. Fully calibrated My first DMM was a Fluke 77 which unfortunately was permanently damaged by a leaking battery. |
| Brumby:
It was a long time ago and I don't remember the make or model - but there are a few things I do remember... It was early to mid 70's - and I bought it from George Brown in Sydney. Analogue, of course, but I made sure it was 20Kohm/volt. It cost me $20 - and I can remember laying out five $2 notes and two $5 notes to pay for it. It served me well until one unfortunate event when set on a current range. The was no fuse protection and the exercise proved fatal to the meter. The ensuing vapour deposition was contained within the case, producing a very nice circle of copper about 15mm across on the inside of the back cover. Until then, it had served me well. Oh yes ... it had a mirrored scale, of course. |
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