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| nali:
Something like this IIRC, got a Micronta a bit later. At 16 I started my apprenticeship where the defacto meter was AVO8 and if we asked nicely we could sign a loan note & take stuff home over the weekend so I guess I was a bit spoiled in that respect. |
| Fungus:
--- Quote from: themadhippy on March 23, 2023, 02:14:45 pm ---maybe another survey,"how old was you when you first blew a circuit breaker" --- End quote --- When I was a kid the fuses had bits of wire threaded through them that you had to replace. Dad had a little bit of cardboard with three different amperages wrapped around it. |
| wasedadoc:
--- Quote from: Fungus on March 23, 2023, 03:01:48 pm --- --- Quote from: themadhippy on March 23, 2023, 02:14:45 pm ---maybe another survey,"how old was you when you first blew a circuit breaker" --- End quote --- When I was a kid the fuses had bits of wire threaded through them that you had to replace. Dad had a little bit of cardboard with three different amperages wrapped around it. --- End quote --- That is the type of fuses in my house which was built in 1976. |
| Fungus:
--- Quote from: wasedadoc on March 23, 2023, 03:36:34 pm ---That is the type of fuses in my house which was built in 1976. --- End quote --- You still have that type? A fuse is a fuse, I guess. Do you have an RCD? |
| PwrElectronics:
Not sure how trashy it was but paid $85 USD in 1985 ($238 in 2023 !!)... A bunch of students in my electronics class did a group discount from a tools catalog. Multi-function meter with transistor test and capacitor measurement as well as the typical other stuff. Some Taiwan made off-brand. I am sure a fraction of the price of a Fluke or other major brand. I still have it and it still works. I have other, better meters now though. |
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