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