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ANENG goes crazy with new meters
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floobydust:

--- Quote from: Fungus on November 03, 2020, 03:23:05 am ---
--- Quote from: Andrey_irk on November 03, 2020, 03:20:59 am ---I have two 8008s and two colleagues of mine have them, too. All the meters have problems with rotary switches. I's got to the point where it switches on and off randomly

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My 8008 does that, too.

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I also find their rotary switch is a true piece of shit :horse:  The "copper" piece can't get along with the pcb ENIG. I think recycled pop can would be a better metal. Taiwan had better plating/materials 40 years ago.
So I can't use their products until they FIX THIS. Phospor coated bronze? Better contact shapes? Rocket science.
xavier60:
My AN8008 worked fine today after sitting idle for a year. When I pulled it apart to grease the contacts, I found them already well greased. I might have done it when I first got it, can't remember.
I'm going to put the meter back into service with AAA NiMh cells.
floobydust:
What, you live in the desert or maybe you have the Outback edition lol. Humidity really aggravates it.
My AN8008 switch is some copperish coloured metal that is probably anodized aluminium they way it oxidized. I've tried three different contact cleaners and lubes, and after a couple weeks it's always making bad connections. I wonder if ANENG has changed to something better.
xavier60:

--- Quote from: floobydust on November 03, 2020, 07:16:27 am ---What, you live in the desert or maybe you have the Outback edition lol. Humidity really aggravates it.
My AN8008 switch is some copperish coloured metal that is probably anodized aluminium they way it oxidized. I've tried three different contact cleaners and lubes, and after a couple weeks it's always making bad connections. I wonder if ANENG has changed to something better.

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I'm on the East coast of Australia, it becomes very humid at times.
If I had greased it myself when it was new, it would have been with PAO based Super Lube, which is a clear grease, which is what I found on the PCB switch contacts today. Are they normally greased from factory?
Fungus:

--- Quote from: xavier60 on November 03, 2020, 07:01:28 am ---I found them already well greased. I might have done it when I fist got it, can't remember.

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That must have been you. They don't normally have grease.
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