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AN8008 US $19, 9999count, 1uV, 0.01uA, 0.01Ohm, 1pF resolution meter

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mnementh:

--- Quote from: Fungus on August 27, 2017, 03:18:45 pm ---
--- Quote from: Mr. Scram on August 27, 2017, 03:13:38 pm ---Mind you, there's still a chance that the thing was legally acquired somehow. Maybe buying new was the better option, so this got thrown out or sold. The altered markings don't quite fit that story, but I've seen stranger things happening.

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It's quite possible that somebody at the company altered that label.

The alteration seems quite sophisticated for the average thief IMHO. Normally they'd rub it off, cover it up, or simply not show it in the photos. Playing clever word games? Not so much.

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 :-DD  LOL... That feels like more of a rationalization to me; just like when I said this a while back:


--- Quote from: mnementh ---
...Of course, there's every possibility that meter was EOLed and is spoils of a dumpster dive; and that's probably the story I'd tell myself as I eagerly place my bid and hope for the best. :P

Cheers,

mnem
:bullshit:
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 If they were going to alter it at the company, I'd expect them to just black it all out, unless it was somebody pranking somebody else.

Of course, anybody who's ever tried to clean Sharpie off the rubber bootie on their Fluke knows that NOTHING will get it off if it's been there more than a few hours; the ink/dye/daemon ichor they use  leeches into the material and nothing short of grinding off a layer of rubber will make the writing go away. I think that's deliberate on Fluke's part.


mnem
*Toddles off to ded*

Fungus:

--- Quote from: mnementh on August 28, 2017, 06:16:38 am --- If they were going to alter it at the company, I'd expect them to just black it all out, unless it was somebody pranking somebody else.

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I don't mean officially altered according to a policy, I mean 'bored engineer' altered.

mnementh:

--- Quote from: Fungus on August 28, 2017, 08:43:37 am ---
--- Quote from: mnementh on August 28, 2017, 06:16:38 am --- If they were going to alter it at the company, I'd expect them to just black it all out, unless it was somebody pranking somebody else.

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I don't mean officially altered according to a policy, I mean 'bored engineer' altered.

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Yeah, that tangent kindof falls under the "pranking" umbrella.  :P

There nothing wrong with an engineer being bored... that is how we got electronic bird ornaments on our Christmas trees, therumins, The Wheeze, and XKCD.  ;D




mnem
I used to sort all my resistors according to color... then came SMDs.  |O

floobydust:
The AN8008 is a bar of soap - smooth plastic, rounded edges that @#^@#!$ thing leaps out of my hand everytime I try grab it. It's so slick.

I had an idea to glue Velcro to the backside which is really nice as it gives some friction and cush there.
Other side, put mating Velcro on a prototype stand out of scrap wood. It has some weight on the base to stop it falling over.
But next rev I will make the whole thing wider from 55mm -> ~65mm. The multimeter's rounded corners make it still wobble.
Just trying to get the shape right, not make a beauty contest entry  ::)

rdl:
I actually considered hot gluing mine to the front of a shelf, but it would get in the way of other stuff too much I think.

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