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| nctnico:
--- Quote from: bdunham7 on July 02, 2023, 04:38:12 pm --- --- Quote from: joeqsmith on July 02, 2023, 03:46:12 pm ---First thing I consider, will it get me from A to B reliably. Maybe you have kids and are concerned with safety... --- End quote --- I doubt anyone wants an unreliable and dangerous car. --- End quote --- People still buy French, Italian and US made cars... So plenty of peope around that don't care >:D A couple of years ago I saw picture of an accident where a VW Golf got hit buy a car from the side while waiting for a traffic light. The VW Golf got pushed into a Chrysler PT cruiser standing next to it. The PT cruiser was almost completely destroyed and the people inside got killed. The driver of the WV Golf walked away even though his/her car got the full hit. |
| nctnico:
--- Quote from: ArdWar on June 28, 2023, 04:52:42 am --- --- Quote from: Fungus on June 28, 2023, 03:55:48 am ---What's the problem with leaving them in? --- End quote --- My Fluke 3000FC draws ~5nA in OFF state, 1587 draws ~40nA. That's not zero ;D The problem here is battery self discharge. Can't leave them in the drawer and expect them to be just fine indefinitely. Not to mention chemical leakage etc. --- End quote --- Battery self discharge is the least of the problems. The modern day batteries are utter crap. Recently I found a timer (the ones you use for cooking) that has been in a drawer for 30 years or so. The panasonic battery that came with it still provided some power and had not leaked at all. The secret to success: made in Japan. IMHO you should consider getting a bench meter unless you really need the portability. There is a huge range of cheap 4.5 digit bench meters out there which are excellent replacements for handhelds where it comes to electronics work. |
| bdunham7:
--- Quote from: nctnico on July 02, 2023, 06:32:21 pm ---People still buy French, Italian and US made cars... So plenty of peope around that don't care --- End quote --- Just because they don't know doesn't mean they don't care or that they specifically want a dangerous car. Which is pretty much my whole point--how should they know beforehand, especially when it comes to reliability? However, I can't imagine what the buyer of a PT Cruiser would be thinking, that's a pretty egregious POS. |
| Fungus:
--- Quote from: bdunham7 on July 02, 2023, 04:38:12 pm ---I doubt anyone wants an unreliable and dangerous car. --- End quote --- But try suggesting somebody could own an "unsafe" multimeter around here, watch what happens... :popcorn: |
| bdunham7:
--- Quote from: nctnico on July 02, 2023, 06:40:41 pm ---The modern day batteries are utter crap. --- End quote --- The solution is simple--don't buy the crap ones. --- Quote ---There is a huge range of cheap 4.5 digit bench meters out there which are excellent replacements for handhelds where it comes to electronics work. --- End quote --- Agreed, although this probably isn't what you had in mind... Agreed, although this probably isn't what you had in mind... |
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