In your world maybe, not in mine.Don't you have any curiosity about the physical limits of this meter?No, should I ?
Don't link me your meter on a rope video.
Don't link me your meter on a rope video.Says the guy who climbs on the roof of his house to throw meters off it.
Don't link me your meter on a rope video.Says the guy who climbs on the roof of his house to throw meters off it.Didn't see any throwing.....just careful release (liberation) into the atmosphere.
That in itself is also valid information to add to the choice of a DMM to buy...........those that can be clipped back together and continue to be used.
Don't link me your meter on a rope video.Says the guy who climbs on the roof of his house to throw meters off it.
They were all heading to the recycle bin. Your soap on a rope was a perfectly good meter.
They were all heading to the recycle bin. Your soap on a rope was a perfectly good meter.
Yours were all perfectly good when they arrived at your house and damages suffered in-between weren't accidental.
That's a matter of opinion.
They were all heading to the recycle bin. Your soap on a rope was a perfectly good meter.
Yours were all "perfectly good" when they arrived at your house. Damages suffered in-between weren't accidental.
That's a matter of opinion.So is joe's assertion that my DT830 was a "perfectly good meter" before I tied a string to it and towed it behind a canoe.
That's a matter of opinion.So is joe's assertion that my DT830 was a "perfectly good meter" before I tied a string to it and towed it behind a canoe.
Based on your in depth functional test, yes.
That's a matter of opinion.So is joe's assertion that my DT830 was a "perfectly good meter" before I tied a string to it and towed it behind a canoe.
Based on your in depth functional test, yes.
By that definition it's still a perfectly good meter!
All I managed to break was the battery and the case. The meter is in a drawer and still powers on and measures.
I'm more interested in a test that would leave your meter looking perfect on the outside but with the relay changed inside. eg. If it's on the stand and topples over onto a hard screwdriver handle.
Again: The point of slapping it around a bit is just to get a feel of what it takes to move the relay inside the meter. It was never meant to be a rigorous or accurate measurement, just a starting point for (possibly) further tests.
One safety standard for electrical equipment (IEC 61010) specifies that a product must survive a one meter drop at both its highest and lowest specified operating temperatures. (quote from a Fluke document)
just wanted to say,
dropping a meter off the roof or down some stairs is perfectly valid,
we dont all work from a desk!!
a have had meters go down stairs, drop about a meter onto concrete - several times, had to use them in the rain, and a few other misshaps too.
droptest should always be done with probes attached btw,
because it often lands on them and can stress the sockets or pcb if your unlucky.
One safety standard for electrical equipment (IEC 61010) specifies that a product must survive a one meter drop at both its highest and lowest specified operating temperatures. (quote from a Fluke document)
Does it auto-range on the resistance mode that quick or did you cut it out of the video?
Here's what happened: (German accent->on)
Marketing: We need a Bluetooth multi-meter, Bluetooth is really cool..
Engineering: That's silly, who would use that, and think of the all the work involved.
Management: can't we put in some standard module to save a lot of work? Work=money you know.
Engineering: Yes but think of the rf interference caused in this precision device, and to fit the bloody
BT module we must leave out the standard shield, that could cause all sorts of trouble!
Management: Leave out the standard shield you say? Very good! Those are outsourced and cost 43 cents each and 16 seconds of manual assembly time, great!
What a good day it is to be a manager.
(German accent->off)
Does it auto-range on the resistance mode that quick or did you cut it out of the video?
Here's what happened: (German accent->on)
Marketing: We need a Bluetooth multi-meter, Bluetooth is really cool..
Engineering: That's silly, who would use that, and think of the all the work involved.
Management: can't we put in some standard module to save a lot of work? Work=money you know.
Engineering: Yes but think of the rf interference caused in this precision device, and to fit the bloody
BT module we must leave out the standard shield, that could cause all sorts of trouble!
Management: Leave out the standard shield you say? Very good! Those are outsourced and cost 43 cents each and 16 seconds of manual assembly time, great!
What a good day it is to be a manager.
(German accent->off)
If you want to see how fast the meter autoranges, I suggest watching the earlier videos. My functional testing takes too much time so I edit it down.
A few steps in the process:
Engineer: What about the safety?
Manager: Do we meet the letter of the law?
Engineer: IEC does not test with high magnetic forces like the $70 hanger we sell with the meter but it can cause the meter to be in an unsafe state.
Manager: Not our problem. We are not the experts writing the specs. As long as we meet the letter of the law we are good to go.
Safety inspector: Looks good to me.
Average Customer: Looks good to me.
Spouse of average customer after tragic event: Sniff..
Spouses attorney: We believe your spouse was not at fault and there may be a design flaw with the meter. We saw it on YT...
Several months go by:
Manager: Sorry engineer, we need a scape goat and you are it! In the mean time, I bought a new yacht with the bonus I got from all the money we saved. Clean out your drawers by the end of the day.
Several months go by:
Engineer takes the stand and has saved the emails and voice mails documenting the history on their personal cell phone.
In the mean time, Extech has finished with their recall of their clamp meters being the mid range supplier they are.
$800, 6-digit meter with no internal shielding at all?