Qualified personnel (electrician+PPE) could make measurements on a live panel, but dangerous depending on the voltage class. It's frowned upon
I don't think body-capacitance is enough for a neon-lamp that bright, 600VAC 60Hz 100pF I get Xc=26MEG and 19uA.
That's a ridiculous photo!
No employer would allow you to even open the door on an energized panel, let alone no PPE like eye protection, gloves.
Then there's the $1 electrical tester with no return wire? How does it glow? From the dumbness lol
Photoshopped busbars?
Just out of curiosity, how would someone troubleshoot a panel like that if they're not allowed to open the door with it energized? Do they just have to dismantle the whole thing and bench test each component separately? Or maybe turn it off, hook up test gear, instrumentation, etc, then turn it back on and monitor from a distance?
Tell you what: I'll up my bet to the price of a meter. If anybody thinks an AN8008 won't survive the grill igniter I'll get a meter shipped to joe and you can send me the purchase price via paypal if it lives.I appreciate the gesture.
I don't think body-capacitance is enough for a neon-lamp that bright, 600VAC 60Hz 100pF I get Xc=26MEG and 19uA.
I have ordered it online, on the understanding that the AN8008 DMM is basic. but has some redeeming qualities for a hobbyist
working with low voltages like battery powered toys. grill igniters are not on the list. also its not my only DMM on the bench. reminds me, did Dave fix that piezo mosquito problem he had in his own branded DMM.
I did notice he kept his fingers as far back as possible. Well away from the shaft and tip.
That has to count for something.
That shutterstock photo is exactly that a Stock photo with a model posing with the neon screwdriver and a switch panel that is most likely standing on a bench
I don't think body-capacitance is enough for a neon-lamp that bright, 600VAC 60Hz 100pF I get Xc=26MEG and 19uA.The glow is visible with just microamps of current. 19uA would be fairly bright. The voltage drop across the neon is something like 70V.
Someone probably did a bit of photoshopping in the photo to make it brighter.
I've now had three Aliexpress companies that sell the AN8008 (or their own branded one) and wanting me to promote their storeYou mean they want you to put a link to their store in the video?
What sort of $$$ were they offering?
anyone got hands on this?
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/ZEAST-282-20000counts-Digital-Multimeter-True-RMS-4-1-2-Auto-Range-Voltmeter-Current-Ohm-Resistance/1490693_32819174795.html
it's only $10 more expensive (well... I know it's 40% more) but seems like much more capable.
Revolutionary! The first 4 1/2 digit multimeter with only 4 digits in the display.
If the other specs are as credible, I'll pass on it...
Revolutionary! The first 4 1/2 digit multimeter with only 4 digits in the display.
If the other specs are as credible, I'll pass on it...
I think I could get an AN8002 and an AN8008 for the same price and do more work than with one of those.
The only other thing I might need from a meter is safety. I'm betting that one doesn't have it, despite the CAT IV marking on the front.
Also, it comes with no USB connectivity? I think that there are meters with that option at that price range. Although, their specs might not match, but still, logging can be useful.
Revolutionary! The first 4 1/2 digit multimeter with only 4 digits in the display.
Harbor Freight also gives away these beauties. The convenient on/off switch means the selector can literally be in any position when junior connects the probes.
I guess anyone, not just Jr, could have the selector literally in any position when we connect the probes to the meter or to the target.
As far as multimeter safety sins go, the "convenient on/off switch" is one of the worst. Fake CAT ratings pale by comparison.
Just think of the children!
Under what conditions do you feel having a separate on/off switch makes a handheld multimeter less safe than one where the function is built into the rotary selector?
Do you feel the separate mechanical on/off switch is less safe than an electronic one?