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| EpicIntelGamer:
I was doing some hunting on eBay and I couldn't resist picking up my very first Bench DMM for only $20 on eBay! :-DMM I've been looking around a bit lately and I established that most of the bench DMM's are at least $30 usually, and those are for 3.5 digit meters. So I couldn't help myself when I saw this 4.5 digit meter for only $20. Does anyone know anything about this meter (Data Precision 2480R) or even the Data Precision name itself? Here's a picture of the thing (not my picture) One thing I can already see is that these plugs are not going to accept the banana jacks with the long covers over them, but that doesn't really bother me. Thanks! |
| c4757p:
--- Quote from: EpicIntelGamer on August 09, 2013, 02:35:27 am ---One thing I can already see is that these plugs are not going to accept the banana jacks with the long covers over them, but that doesn't really bother me. --- End quote --- I will refer you to this fine post on that topic: --- Quote from: free_electron on August 07, 2013, 04:20:56 am ---*** ABSOLUTELY NO SAFETY SHROUD! *** I want the bare banana pin. There is not a single piece of lab equipment that can handle banana with safety shrouds. Who ever invented that stupid shroud idea should be drawn, quartered, shot ,hanged ,tarred and feathered,drowned, eaten by rats and then burned at the stake. --- End quote --- And the solution for the problem: |
| c4757p:
The manual isn't quite as easy to find as some.... I've had enough coffee to be generous, so I found it. Calibration info is in there. Seems to be a bit short on full schematics, though it does have a good bit of theory-of-operation stuff. Specs look decent, definitely good for $30. Is it still accurate? |
| EpicIntelGamer:
--- Quote from: c4757p on August 09, 2013, 03:36:23 am --- --- Quote from: EpicIntelGamer on August 09, 2013, 02:35:27 am ---One thing I can already see is that these plugs are not going to accept the banana jacks with the long covers over them, but that doesn't really bother me. --- End quote --- I will refer you to this fine post on that topic: --- Quote from: free_electron on August 07, 2013, 04:20:56 am ---*** ABSOLUTELY NO SAFETY SHROUD! *** I want the bare banana pin. There is not a single piece of lab equipment that can handle banana with safety shrouds. Who ever invented that stupid shroud idea should be drawn, quartered, shot ,hanged ,tarred and feathered,drowned, eaten by rats and then burned at the stake. --- End quote --- And the solution for the problem: --- End quote --- Oh so that's a good thing then? Like I said, personally, I feel fine without it. Sounds like a good solution as well! And I notice in the thread where free_electron posted he said he doesn't care about HV but really I think I could easily get away with sticking 1KV in some non shrouded leads just because of the massive distance between the two leads. Not that I have anything that will really output 1KV. Thanks! |
| EpicIntelGamer:
--- Quote from: c4757p on August 09, 2013, 03:40:48 am ---The manual isn't quite as easy to find as some.... I've had enough coffee to be generous, so I found it. Calibration info is in there. Seems to be a bit short on full schematics, though it does have a good bit of theory-of-operation stuff. Specs look decent, definitely good for $30. Is it still accurate? --- End quote --- Oh hey thanks again! Very nice of you to dig that up for me, much appreciated! :D I'm not sure if it's accurate. I bought it "working" and its still on its way. The problem is, my only other DMM is a TERRIBLE 3.5digit, so I can't even see if this meter is accurate or not. :-// |
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