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IanB:
One thing I know about low range current fuses, when I accidentally put 1 A through one, it blew instantly. If I want to measure any current above 100 mA or so, I am going to use the 10 A range. It is far too easy to make a mistake and accidentally over current the thing. And those SIBA fuses are expensive to replace as retail purchases.
joeqsmith:

--- Quote from: IanB on February 24, 2021, 02:59:44 am ---If it's a magnetic beeper, then of course a magnet is going to affect it. But when you use a magnetic strap hanger, surely the magnet is supposed to be on the other end of the hanger than the meter? Why is this even worth talking about?

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If you watched that last video where I show the hanger, you can see how it fits into the meter for storage or if you just wanted to use the strap.  It's a very flexible design.  When the magnet is stored, the beeper is not very loud.   I can fully understand why the person brought it up even though you personally don't care about it.  Then again, why post if you don't?
EEVblog:

--- Quote from: IanB on February 24, 2021, 03:02:33 am ---One thing I know about low range current fuses, when I accidentally put 1 A through one, it blew instantly. If I want to measure any current above 100 mA or so, I am going to use the 10 A range. It is far too easy to make a mistake and accidentally over current the thing. And those SIBA fuses are expensive to replace as retail purchases.

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Yep I do the same. Anything over 50-100mA I'll use the A range, as it's easy to blow and the burden voltage will suck. It's one of the reasons why the 121GW had the 500mA range use the 10A fuse. That way the only the 50mA range and below is protectd by the 400mA fuse.
Algoma:
In follow-up to my Selection switch issue I had noted with my new BM786, Further testing and operation of the selector switch has gradually improved the operation with use over a few hours. I can no longer cause the misreading and Auto-Range flashing by simply tapping on the switch. It seems likely that the contacts simply needed a bit of a break-in (if anyone else encounters this in the future).
schwaggins:
After leaving the BMH-02 magnet off my meter for a couple of days the beeper has returned to a fairly normal volume again. Brymen really needs to fix this someone might end up touching a live wire or something
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