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Was your first meter a "trashy" meter?
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Fungus:

--- Quote from: andy3055 on March 30, 2023, 12:02:51 am ---Not to mention the cheap digital meters that are not heavy enough to stay in place when you just move the leads!

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Silicone leads are only about $4 on Aliexpress...   :)
labjr:

--- Quote from: Fungus on March 30, 2023, 12:14:27 am ---Silicone leads are only about $4 on Aliexpress...   :)

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That can't be good quality. Besides I work on HV circuits. When it comes to safety, I wouldn't trust cheapo stuff.
Fungus:

--- Quote from: labjr on March 30, 2023, 01:09:38 am ---
--- Quote from: Fungus on March 30, 2023, 12:14:27 am ---Silicone leads are only about $4 on Aliexpress...   :)

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That can't be good quality. Besides I work on HV circuits. When it comes to safety, I wouldn't trust cheapo stuff.

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I assume you're not using meters that are light enough to slide around the desk when you move the leads, so...   :-//
Excavatoree:
My first meter was an Eico 565, a copy of a Simpson 260.  (not the most common version of a Simpson meter that almost everyone thinks about, but the first version.)  I'm not sure if it qualifies as "trashy" or not.

My second meter was from Radio Shack.  I think Dave had one from Tandy that was the same meter.

The next meter I bought was my first Fluke - a model 77 original. 

When I started my job as a VCR/telephone answering machine/etc repair person, I had a digital Simpson 360 on my bench.  Later, I got a Beckman manual range meter to use.

JOSM:
My first meter was a Micronta 22-185. My dad brought it from a visit to Chicago in 1987. I was 15 years old and I was very proud of it, since we lived in East Germany and such a device was hard to get a hold on. It is still in our house, but not used often anymore. At least in my eyes not a trashy one  ;)
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