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Was your first meter a "trashy" meter?

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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"

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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"

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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.

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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.

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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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