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What was your first multimeter or voltmeter?

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lowimpedance:

--- Quote from: HighVoltage on July 24, 2017, 04:25:09 pm ---And these two flat metal connectors worked perfectly on my tongue.

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A perfect way to test for usable charge !  :-DD.

borjam:
In the 80's an ICE Microtest 80. It was the very best a teenager could afford at the time. It died after so much abuse in the field. Now I look at the ICE multimeters and I feel terrified about the safety issues. But at the time a Fluke was just a distant dream.

In 1990 a big part one of my first salaries (first or second) was given at a store in a check. In return I got a shiny Fluke 77 (series 1, the original) which served me faithfully until it was stolen during a concert in 2005 or so. Next one I purchased, Fluke 87-V :)

Alex Eisenhut:

--- Quote from: lowimpedance on July 25, 2017, 11:32:28 pm ---
--- Quote from: Alex Eisenhut on July 25, 2017, 11:06:49 pm ---

Micronta 22-195

Some guy broke into my apartment years ago and stole that, and a pair of pants.

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Jeez that's rubbing salt into the wound, the two most important things for a bloke  :(.
Sure it wasn't another engineer  :P

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Actually I was opening the door and it scared him off, he was about to steal my precious Commodore 1581 drive in its box. THAT would have been a much bigger loss! I didn't feel like running after a guy who needed pants...

Alex Eisenhut:

--- Quote from: HighVoltage on July 24, 2017, 04:25:09 pm ---
--- Quote from: tggzzz on July 24, 2017, 11:52:33 am ---
I'd forgotten that technique! But then, presuming those batteries were for bicycle lights, that's probably because I do my best to forget those dreadful lights.

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Oh yes, best to forget about those lights that almost did not produce any usable brightness.

This is a picture of a typical light and battery of my childhood.
Pertrix = Varta
And these two flat metal connectors worked perfectly on my tongue.

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The problem these days is that any clown can now buy lights for his bicycle that previously were only available for the landing gear of a 747 (or A320 if you prefer).

Have you ever biked on a completely dark, non-illuminated path and suddenly some jackass with about 500 watts of LEDs pointing STRAIGHT AHEAD comes at you?

What is the purpose of that? Bike lights should point down so you can see the road for about 30-40 feet in front of you and not blind the shit out of oncoming traffic.

With dark-adapted eyes all I need are two white LEDs on the handlebars pointing a bit down.

tggzzz:

--- Quote from: Alex Eisenhut on July 26, 2017, 01:09:49 am ---
--- Quote from: HighVoltage on July 24, 2017, 04:25:09 pm ---
--- Quote from: tggzzz on July 24, 2017, 11:52:33 am ---
I'd forgotten that technique! But then, presuming those batteries were for bicycle lights, that's probably because I do my best to forget those dreadful lights.

--- End quote ---

Oh yes, best to forget about those lights that almost did not produce any usable brightness.

This is a picture of a typical light and battery of my childhood.
Pertrix = Varta
And these two flat metal connectors worked perfectly on my tongue.

--- End quote ---

The problem these days is that any clown can now buy lights for his bicycle that previously were only available for the landing gear of a 747 (or A320 if you prefer).

Have you ever biked on a completely dark, non-illuminated path and suddenly some jackass with about 500 watts of LEDs pointing STRAIGHT AHEAD comes at you?

What is the purpose of that? Bike lights should point down so you can see the road for about 30-40 feet in front of you and not blind the shit out of oncoming traffic.

With dark-adapted eyes all I need are two white LEDs on the handlebars pointing a bit down.

--- End quote ---

There are 2.5 reasons for bike lights: to see, to be seen - and to wake up the dozy bugger that thinks (and I use that term inadvisably) you are zero width.

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