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Hmmm

2023-05-13 20:50:02.680788+02 by Dan Lyke 2 comments

Hmmm... My 3+ decade old generic multimeter isn't showing any current draw, but when I try to reattach my truck battery lead I'm hearing sparking. Soooo... any suggestions for a good basic digital multimeter? Is it still spend the bucks for the Fluke because I got 3 decades out of this one?

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#Comment Re: Hmmm made: 2023-05-19 06:37:56.11672+02 by: TheSHAD0W

Sparking? Could be transient current that a standard meter won't do a good job of picking up.

#Comment Re: Hmmm made: 2023-05-19 18:25:32.567034+02 by: Dan Lyke

Think it was that the fuse in the multimeter was blown out. And automotive work probably also really wants a multimeter that can deal handily with more than 10A.

Eventually mostly sorted the issues in the truck, I think, though I still don't entirely trust it.

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