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Was your first meter a "trashy" meter?
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Black Phoenix:

--- Quote from: wasedadoc on March 23, 2023, 03:36:34 pm ---
--- 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.

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Same here, my grandparents home. From the 1965.
wasedadoc:

--- Quote from: Fungus on March 23, 2023, 03:43:20 pm ---
--- 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?

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No RCDs in the house.  In the garage I fitted a RCD equipped dual socket outlet.  One outlet has the pond pump plugged into it.  The pump is fully submerged.

When cutting the hedges with an electric clipper I use a long extension cable with a RCD plug on it.  I did trip that once when I accidentally cut the clipper's cable.
 
mwb1100:

--- Quote from: themadhippy on March 23, 2023, 02:14:45 pm ---
--- Quote ---Who hasn't tripped a circuit breaker or three in their time?
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maybe another survey,"how old was you when you first blew a circuit breaker"

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Can't remember the first time I tripped a breaker, but I do remember one day when the stereo wouldn't work and when I checked the panel, sure enough one had tripped.  I reset it and immediately heard a yell from my dad.  Hoo boy - the rest of the day did not go well.
David Hess:
The first multimeter that I bought with my own money was a Beckman Tech 310, which is hardly trashy.  It finally died after I left it on the dashboard of my car and the heat turned the LCD black.

I bought a Beckman RMS 225 to replace it, and am currently searching for a replacement for it.
ferdieCX:
My first one was this Sanwa U-50D in 1971, when I was 13.
It is an excellent brand, although not a high end model
I still have it
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